Cynthia Cameron, et al. v. Union Pacific Rail

Summary

CVN has covered both, the trial (February 2013) and an earlier mistrial (August 2012) in this litigation.

In this transportation negligence litigation proceeding, plaintiff Cynthia Cameron and other joining plaintiffs alleged Union Pacific Rail of being negligent in not ensuring safety of people inhabiting near its railroad tracks by not monitoring whether life saving training is occurring at schools adjacent to its railroad tracks and of not erecting a safety fence near the middle school where her son Matt studied, due to which a train ran over Matt and caused him serious and permanent injuries.

The plaintiff and other joining plaintiffs were represented by attorneys Cal Potter and Treva Hearne. The defendant in this case, Union Pacific Rail was represented by attorneys Kent Hansen and Douglas Rands.

Outcome

$200,000.00 - past medical expenses
$400,000.00 - future medical expenses
$1,000.00.00 - physical and mental pain, disfigurement
$400,000.00 - future physical and mental pain

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Cameron, Cynthia
Defense: Union Pacific Rail
Verdict: $2,000,000

Judge: Steven Elliott
Jurisdiction: 2nd Circuit Court of Nevada
Court: 2nd Judicial District Court

Case Number: CV10-02732
Industry: Transportation
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Cameron, Cynthia

Defense

Union Pacific Rail

Represented By:
Hansen, Kent (Union Pacific Railroad Company - Law Department)
Rands, Douglas (Rands, South & Gardner)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:19	Opening Statement	Potter, Cal
00:30:16	General Case Activities
00:30:58	Break
00:45:28	Opening Statement	Hansen, Kent
01:01:51	Witness Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Cameron, Ms. Cynthia	In Person
01:41:05	Break
01:56:13	General Case Activities
01:57:15	Witness Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Cameron, Ms. Cynthia	In Person
02:27:59	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Cameron, Ms. Cynthia	In Person
02:48:04	General Case Activities
02:49:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Cameron, Ms. Cynthia	In Person
02:51:31	General Case Activities
02:53:47	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Rands, Douglas	Fulk, Colin	In Person
00:42:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Fulk, Colin	In Person
00:52:21	General Case Activities		Fulk, Colin	In Person
00:55:08	Break
01:08:58	Witness Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Blackwell, Mr. Alan	In Person
02:00:10	Break
02:13:56	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Blackwell, Mr. Alan	In Person
02:48:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Blackwell, Mr. Alan	In Person
02:49:36	General Case Activities
02:50:48	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Ambrose, Mr. James	In Person
00:09:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Ambrose, Mr. James	In Person
00:10:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Ambrose, Mr. James	In Person
00:13:37	Witness Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Norcutt, Clay	In Person
00:21:17	Witness Cross Examination	Rands, Douglas	Norcutt, Clay	In Person
00:26:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Norcutt, Clay	In Person
00:28:36	Witness Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Sachs, Mr. David	In Person
01:29:18	Break
01:49:38	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Sachs, Mr. David	In Person
01:52:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Sachs, Mr. David	In Person
01:55:27	Witness Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Benett, Mr. Eric	In Person
02:21:55	Witness Cross Examination	Hearne, Treva	Benett, Mr. Eric	In Person
02:25:24	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Piasecki, Dr. Melissa	In Person
00:36:40	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Piasecki, Dr. Melissa	In Person
01:11:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Piasecki, Dr. Melissa	In Person
01:21:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Piasecki, Dr. Melissa	In Person
01:23:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Piasecki, Dr. Melissa	In Person
01:25:39	Break
01:39:30	General Case Activities
01:45:05	Witness Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Riley, Richard	In Person
02:28:13	Witness Cross Examination	Rands, Douglas	Riley, Richard	In Person
02:53:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Riley, Richard	In Person
02:55:57	General Case Activities
02:56:58	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	McGrath, Mr. Patrick	Transcript Reading
00:07:05	Witness Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Bray, Mr. Dale	Transcript Reading
00:10:16	Witness Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Ferguson, Mr. Gregory	Transcript Reading
00:17:49	General Case Activities
00:19:25	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Hartmann, Kathleen RN	In Person
00:50:10	Break
01:03:29	Witness Cross Examination	Rands, Douglas	Hartmann, Kathleen RN	In Person
01:21:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Hartmann, Kathleen RN	In Person
01:26:19	Witness Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Garrison, Mr. Ray	In Person
01:32:52	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Garrison, Mr. Ray	In Person
01:37:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Garrison, Mr. Ray	In Person
01:41:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Garrison, Mr. Ray	In Person
01:41:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Garrison, Mr. Ray	In Person
01:43:11	Break
01:54:57	Witness Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Putnam, Ms. Di An	In Person
02:01:12	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Putnam, Ms. Di An	In Person
02:02:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Putnam, Ms. Di An	In Person
02:02:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Putnam, Ms. Di An	In Person
02:02:49	General Case Activities
02:03:25	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Dinneen, Terrance MS, CRC, CRE	In Person
00:39:06	Witness Cross Examination	Rands, Douglas	Dinneen, Terrance MS, CRC, CRE	In Person
00:49:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Dinneen, Terrance MS, CRC, CRE	In Person
00:51:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rands, Douglas	Dinneen, Terrance MS, CRC, CRE	In Person
00:51:41	General Case Activities	Hearne, Treva	Dinneen, Terrance MS, CRC, CRE	In Person
00:54:45	General Case Activities
00:56:00	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Potter, Cal	Janzen, Dr. John	In Person
00:34:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hansen, Kent	Janzen, Dr. John	In Person
00:34:46	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Potter, Cal	Janzen, Dr. John	In Person
00:38:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hansen, Kent	Janzen, Dr. John	In Person
00:41:56	Witness Direct Examination	Rands, Douglas	Dufurrena, Mr. Joshua	In Person
00:53:06	Witness Cross Examination	Potter, Cal	Dufurrena, Mr. Joshua	In Person
01:01:16	Break
01:16:31	General Case Activities
01:19:43	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Cynthia Cameron, et al. v. Union Pacific Rail

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:40	Witness Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Cameron, Mr. Timothy	In Person
00:45:16	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Cameron, Mr. Timothy	In Person
00:54:47	Break
01:12:34	Witness Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Braden, Paul	Transcript Reading
01:41:33	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Braden, Paul	In Person
01:43:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Cameron, Ms. Cynthia	In Person
00:04:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Cameron, Ms. Cynthia	In Person
00:06:08	General Case Activities
00:07:17	Witness Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Cameron, Mr. Matthew	In Person
00:45:11	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Cameron, Mr. Matthew	In Person
01:05:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Cameron, Mr. Matthew	In Person
01:11:06	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hansen, Kent	Cameron, Mr. Matthew	In Person
01:12:03	General Case Activities
01:13:26	Break
01:28:12	General Case Activities
02:09:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:45	Witness Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Fulk, Colin	In Person
00:59:34	Break
01:17:04	General Case Activities	Potter, Cal	Fulk, Colin	In Person
01:22:34	Break
01:40:43	General Case Activities
01:41:44	Witness Direct Examination	Potter, Cal	Fulk, Colin	In Person
02:37:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:28:38	Witness Direct Examination	Hansen, Kent	McKenzie, Mr. Robert	In Person
00:49:37	Witness Cross Examination	Hearne, Treva	McKenzie, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:23:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hansen, Kent	McKenzie, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:27:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hearne, Treva	McKenzie, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:29:25	Witness Direct Examination	Hansen, Kent	Janzen, Dr. John	In Person
01:53:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:50	Witness Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Althausen, Dr. Peter	In Person
00:18:57	Witness Cross Examination	Rands, Douglas	Althausen, Dr. Peter	In Person
00:26:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hearne, Treva	Althausen, Dr. Peter	In Person
00:27:15	General Case Activities
00:29:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Hansen, Kent
00:58:43	Break
01:15:26	Closing Statement	Potter, Cal
01:45:17	General Case Activities
01:49:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:21	Closing Statement	Potter, Cal
01:14:34	End of Session