Hal Goldblatt v. Progressive

Summary

Jury trial in bad faith insurance lawsuit stemming from claims related to a pedestrian being struck in a crosswalk.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to technical difficulties the first few moments of the plaintiff opening statements in phase 1 are not available

Outcome

Phase 1 - $7 million

Phase 2 - $101 million

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Goldblatt, Hal
Defense: Cunningham, Lamonte
Verdict: $107,000,000

Judge: Jacqueline Bluth
Jurisdiction: 8th District Court of Nevada
Court: Eighth District Court of Nevada-Clark County

Case Number: A-23-868786-C
Industry: Automotive, Insurance
Practice Area: Insurance, Negligence

Plaintiff

Goldblatt, Hal

Defense

Cunningham, Lamonte

Represented By:
Keller, Christopher (Law Office of Christopher M. Keller)
Keating, John (Keating Law Group PC)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Jones, Kimball
00:25:55	Opening Statement	Keller, Christopher
00:45:50	Break
01:03:40	Witness Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Schatz, Esther	In Person
01:18:46	Witness Cross Examination	Keller, Christopher	Schatz, Esther	In Person
01:22:48	Witness Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Sackin, Harvey	In Person
01:33:35	Witness Cross Examination	Keller, Christopher	Sackin, Harvey	In Person
01:36:40	Witness Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Goldblatt, Shawn	In Person
02:03:39	Witness Cross Examination	Keller, Christopher	Goldblatt, Shawn	In Person
02:22:20	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Kimball	Goldblatt, Hal	In Person
02:47:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Kimball	Goldblatt, Hal	In Person
00:37:38	Break
00:58:28	Witness Direct Examination	Keller, Christopher	Cunningham , Lamonte	In Person
01:05:25	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Kimball	Cunningham , Lamonte	In Person
01:08:59	General Case Activities
01:10:13	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Dunn, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
00:41:20	Witness Cross Examination	Keller, Christopher	Dunn, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
00:53:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Dunn, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
00:56:50	Break
01:16:26	General Case Activities
01:22:56	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Openings - Damages

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es) - Damages

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:18	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Kimball	Reyes, Joselynn	In Person
00:49:40	Witness Cross Examination	Keating, John	Reyes, Joselynn	In Person
01:41:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, Kimball	Reyes, Joselynn	In Person
02:04:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keating, John	Reyes, Joselynn	In Person
02:11:36	General Case Activities		Reyes, Joselynn	In Person
02:12:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, Kimball	Reyes, Joselynn	In Person
02:14:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keating, John	Reyes, Joselynn	In Person
02:14:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, Kimball	Reyes, Joselynn	In Person
02:16:58	End of Session

AM Session

Openings - Damages

2 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es) - Damages

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:29	Witness Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Goldblatt, Shawn	In Person
00:21:11	Witness Cross Examination	Keating, John	Goldblatt, Shawn	In Person
01:11:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Goldblatt, Shawn	In Person
01:13:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keating, John	Goldblatt, Shawn	In Person
01:16:06	Break
01:38:17	Witness Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Goldblatt, Hal	In Person
01:59:55	Witness Cross Examination	Keating, John	Goldblatt, Hal	In Person
03:00:46	General Case Activities
03:01:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Goldblatt, Hal	In Person
03:03:02	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es) - Damages

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Kimball	Kidd, Wes	In Person
00:32:50	Break
01:04:22	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Kimball	Kidd, Wes	In Person
03:13:46	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es) - Damages

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Kimball	Kidd, Wes	In Person
01:30:27	Break
01:53:34	Witness Direct Examination	Keating, John	Kidd, Wes	In Person
03:28:20	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es) - Damages

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Kimball	Kidd, Wes	In Person
00:46:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Keating, John	Kidd, Wes	In Person
00:57:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jones, Kimball	Kidd, Wes	In Person
01:07:45	General Case Activities		Kidd, Wes	In Person
01:13:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jones, Kimball	Kidd, Wes	In Person
01:15:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Keating, John	Kidd, Wes	In Person
01:16:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jones, Kimball	Kidd, Wes	In Person
01:17:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Keating, John	Kidd, Wes	In Person
01:19:05	Break
01:26:01	Witness Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Strzelec, Steve	In Person
02:56:05	Witness Cross Examination	Keating, John	Strzelec, Steve	In Person
03:24:59	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es) - Damages

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Keating, John	Strzelec, Steve	In Person
00:59:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Strzelec, Steve	In Person
01:11:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keating, John	Strzelec, Steve	In Person
01:18:30	General Case Activities		Strzelec, Steve	In Person
01:25:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Strzelec, Steve	In Person
01:26:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keating, John	Strzelec, Steve	In Person
01:28:27	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es) - Damages

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Keating, John	Sicuranza, Richard	In Person
01:07:05	Break
01:22:15	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Kimball	Sicuranza, Richard	In Person
02:34:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Keating, John	Sicuranza, Richard	In Person
02:45:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jones, Kimball	Sicuranza, Richard	In Person
02:53:37	General Case Activities
02:59:35	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Closings - Damages

6 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

6 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

3 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Hal Goldblatt v. Progressive

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:35	Closing Statement	Jones, Kimball
00:34:38	Closing Statement	Keller, Christopher
01:21:53	Closing Statement	Jones, Kimball
01:34:08	General Case Activities
01:37:43	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:17	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:57	General Case Activities
		00:05:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:33	Opening Statement	Jones, Kimball
01:49:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:45	Closing Statement	Jones, Kimball
01:18:45	Closing Statement	Keating, John
02:27:40	Break
02:42:40	Closing Statement	Jones, Kimball
03:03:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
00:04:50	General Case Activities
00:06:45	Closing Statement	Jones, Kimball
00:17:31	Closing Statement	Keating, John
00:30:00	Closing Statement	Jones, Kimball
00:34:00	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:38	General Case Activities
		00:04:57	End of Session