Firestone Tire Cases

Summary

This trial is part of the statewide coordinated judicial proceeding involving Firestone tire tread separation and Ford Explorer rollover related litigation currently centralized in Los Angeles.

Plaintiffs are the family members of 11-year-old William Moreno, who died of massive head trauma when the Ford Explorer he and his family were riding in overturned in 2006. They claim the accident was caused by a tire recently installed by American Tire Depot that was subject to recall due to existing tread separation concerns.

The jury found for the plaintiffs and awarded damages of over $18M.

View free video clips from the case:
Roger Braugh delivers plaintiff's opening statement -- Clip 1
William DelHagen delivers defense's opening statement -- Clip 2

Outcome

Fault: 85%- ATD Inc, 15%-Bridgestone/Firestone, 0%- Ford Motor Company, 0%- Ramon Moreno Jr.,
Past Economic Loss: 26,591.68- Ramon Sr., 5,379.08- Ramon Jr., 16,045- Adriana, 4,000,000- Maria
Past Non-Economic Loss: 3,000,000- Ramon Sr., 2,000,000- Ramon Jr., 500,000- Adriana, 5,000,000- Maria
Future Non-Economic Loss: 2,000,000- Ramon Sr., 1,500,000- Ramon Jr., 0- Adriana, 9,000,000- Maria
Total: 5,026,591.68- Ramon Sr., 3,505,379.08- Ramon Jr., 516,045- Adriana, 18,000,000- Maria

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Moreno, Ramon
Defense: Ford Motor Co Inc
Verdict: $27,048,016

Judge: Anthony Mohr
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court: Central Civil West Courthouse

Case Number: JCCP4160
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Products Liability, Tort Law, Mass Torts

Plaintiff

Moreno, Ramon

Represented By:
Braugh, Roger (Sico, White, Hoelscher & Braugh LLP)
Hoelsher, Jason (Sico, White, Hoelscher & Braugh LLP)

Defense

Ford Motor Co Inc

Represented By:
DelHagen, William (Murchison & Cumming, LLP )

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:21	Opening Statement	Braugh, Roger
00:57:31	Break
01:08:34	Opening Statement	DelHagen, William

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
02:43:41	General Case Activities
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:49	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Lock, Mr. James	In Person
01:00:19	Break
01:18:50	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Lock, Mr. James	In Person
01:22:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Lock, Mr. James	In Person
01:37:08	Witness Re-Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Lock, Mr. James	In Person
01:39:31	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
02:20:25	Break
02:26:18	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
02:45:26	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:08:43	General Case Activities
00:10:10	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:26:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:27:35	Break
00:37:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:41:04	Witness Re-Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:45:45	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	Video Recording
01:08:29	Break
01:35:14	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	Video Recording
01:42:07	End of Session
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:30	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	Video Recording
00:06:35	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Bugarin, Mr. Miguel	Video Recording
00:26:27	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Bugarin, Mr. Miguel	Video Recording
00:35:05	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
00:54:55	Break
01:10:08	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
01:21:45	General Case Activities
01:25:20	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
01:26:25	General Case Activities
01:37:47	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
00:00:05	General Case Activities

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mrs. Adreana	In Person
00:14:56	Break
01:28:37	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mrs. Adreana	In Person
00:37:24	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mrs. Maria	In Person
01:01:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mrs. Adreana	In Person
00:15:08	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	O'Neal, Mr. Gene	In Person
00:54:58	Witness Cross Examination	Braugh, Roger	O'Neal, Mr. Gene	In Person
01:38:04	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
01:45:18	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
02:12:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
02:18:53	General Case Activities
02:27:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
02:31:18	End of Session
01:09:54	Break

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:07	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Lock, Mr. James	In Person
00:41:23	Break
01:07:05	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Lock, Mr. James	In Person
01:41:06	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Lock, Mr. James	In Person

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:47	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Jr.	In Person
00:28:17	Break
00:45:43	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Jr.	In Person
01:09:54	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Jr.	In Person
01:24:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Jr.	In Person
01:27:10	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Sr.	In Person
01:53:33	Break
02:07:47	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Sr.	In Person
02:33:51	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Sr.	In Person
02:38:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:40	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Ruiz, Mr. Jesse	In Person
00:08:42	Witness Cross Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Ruiz, Mr. Jesse	In Person
00:12:48	General Case Activities
00:15:30	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Barragan, Officer Tony	Transcript Reading
00:18:26	General Case Activities
00:22:14	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Barragan, Officer Tony	Transcript Reading
00:34:58	Witness Cross Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Barragan, Officer Tony	Transcript Reading
00:35:59	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Woehrle, Mr. William	In Person
00:52:47	Break
01:12:37	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Woehrle, Mr. William	In Person
01:38:53	Witness Cross Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Woehrle, Mr. William	In Person
01:45:42	General Case Activities
01:49:21	Witness Cross Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Woehrle, Mr. William	In Person
02:10:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Woehrle, Mr. William	Audio Recording
02:15:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Woehrle, Mr. William	In Person
02:18:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:45	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Suarez, Mr. Geraldo	In Person
00:22:38	Break
00:26:15	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Suarez, Mr. Geraldo	In Person
00:26:49	Witness Cross Examination	Braugh, Roger	Suarez, Mr. Geraldo	In Person
00:34:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Suarez, Mr. Geraldo	In Person
00:36:22	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	In Person
00:41:10	Break
01:19:56	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	In Person
01:31:53	Witness Cross Examination	Braugh, Roger	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	In Person
01:43:55	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	In Person
01:45:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	General Case Activities	DelHagen, William
00:03:27	Break
00:14:37	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Arst, Mr. Jason	In Person
00:45:15	Break
01:03:43	Witness Cross Examination	Braugh, Roger	Arst, Mr. Jason	In Person
01:41:07	General Case Activities	DelHagen, William
01:44:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:15	General Case Activities	Hoelsher, Jason
00:01:48	General Case Activities
00:04:34	General Case Activities
00:27:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:31	Closing Statement	Braugh, Roger
01:03:55	Break
01:36:50	Closing Statement	Braugh, Roger
02:11:03	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:23	Reading of the Verdict
		00:08:31	General Case Activities
		00:29:35	End of Session