Hall, et al. v. Yamaha

Summary

Plaintiff Suzanne Hall sues Yamaha for the injuries her three-year-old daughter received from a Yamaha golf car. Brooks Hall, Ms. Halls husband, was forced to make a sudden stop while traveling downhill. The golf car was only equipped with brakes in the rear, which led to it swerving and eventually toppling. Mr. and Ms. Hall's daughter suffered scarring to the head after being dragged across the road.

The plaintiff claims that the rear braking system used in the Yamaha golf car was ineffective and had a history of causing rollovers while traveling downhill. Despite this, Yamaha refused to install a safer four-wheel braking system.

Representatives for Yamaha claim the golf car was improperly modified. Before Mr. and Ms. Hall purchased the vehicle, previous owners added modifications that compromised stability and increased speed. Along with Mr. Hall's failure to pay attention to the road, they assert that these modifications caused the crash.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $7 million.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Hall, Elizabeth
Defense: Yamaha Motor Corporation
Verdict: $7,000,000

Judge: Diana Simmons
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Cobb County
Court: Cobb County State Court

Case Number: 20-A-1696
Industry: Transportation
Practice Area: Transportation, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Hall, Elizabeth

Represented By:
Bayuk, Frank (Bayuk Pratt, LLC)
Pratt, Bradley (Bayuk Pratt, LLC)
Schneider, Bethany (Schneider Law, P.C.)

Defense

Yamaha Motor Corporation

SESSIONS WITH Kenneth Builder

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:01	Witness Direct Examination		Williams, Dr. Joseph	Video Recording
00:46:19	Break
01:05:55	Witness Direct Examination	Lambden, Christopher	Carot, Melissa	In Person
01:33:54	Witness Direct Examination		Juby, Donald	Video Recording
02:02:29	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Wilson, Diana	In Person
02:14:13	Witness Cross Examination		Wilson, Diana	In Person
02:24:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Wilson, Diana	In Person
02:31:04	Witness Direct Examination		Willis, Blake	Video Recording
02:43:02	Witness Direct Examination		Builder, Kenneth	Video Recording
02:50:42	Break
03:05:39	Witness Direct Examination		Sinclair, Eric	Video Recording
03:11:28	End of Session

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:04	Witness Direct Examination	Michel, Carol	Breen, Kevin	In Person
00:15:17	Witness Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Breen, Kevin	In Person
01:30:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Michel, Carol	Breen, Kevin	In Person
01:38:01	Break
02:01:43	Witness Direct Examination	Michel, Carol	Dorris, Dr. Nathan Ph.D.	In Person
02:46:03	Witness Cross Examination	Pratt, Bradley	Dorris, Dr. Nathan Ph.D.	In Person
03:02:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Michel, Carol	Dorris, Dr. Nathan Ph.D.	In Person
03:03:46	Break
03:34:51	General Case Activities
03:36:26	Witness Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Mcallhoun , Joseph	Video Conference
03:44:48	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Mcallhoun , Joseph	Video Conference
03:46:53	Witness Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Busby, Jeffrey	In Person
03:55:11	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Busby, Jeffrey	In Person
03:59:44	Witness Direct Examination	Pratt, Bradley	Hunt, Russ	Video Conference
04:23:02	Witness Cross Examination	Cooper, Frederick "Derick"	Hunt, Russ	Video Conference
04:52:55	Witness Direct Examination	Cooper, Frederick "Derick"	Hyatt, Jeffrey	Video Conference
04:57:03	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Hyatt, Jeffrey	Video Conference
04:58:29	End of Session

Hall, et al. v. Yamaha

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:27	Opening Statement	Bayuk, Frank
01:10:41	Break
01:32:43	Opening Statement	Cooper, Frederick "Derick"
02:52:46	General Case Activities
02:59:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:16	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Ingleman , Bretta	In Person
00:56:37	Witness Cross Examination	LaBounty, Daniela	Ingleman , Bretta	In Person
01:00:32	Witness Direct Examination		Jones, Officer Peter	Transcript Reading
01:31:09	Break
01:41:35	Witness Direct Examination		Jones, Officer Peter	Transcript Reading
01:56:22	Break
02:19:55	Witness Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Seluga, Kristopher	In Person
03:23:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:11	Witness Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Seluga, Kristopher	In Person
01:07:49	Break
01:25:00	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Seluga, Kristopher	In Person
02:23:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Seluga, Kristopher	In Person
02:41:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:24	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Hall, Veronica	In Person
00:13:54	Witness Direct Examination		Norcross, Kevin	Video Recording
00:17:03	Break
00:56:43	Witness Direct Examination		Norcross, Kevin	Video Recording
02:03:35	Witness Direct Examination	Pratt, Bradley	Chalutz, Officer Joshua	In Person
02:27:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:36	Witness Direct Examination	Pratt, Bradley	Hall, Brooks	In Person
00:37:45	Witness Cross Examination	Cooper, Frederick "Derick"	Hall, Brooks	In Person
01:19:28	Break
01:38:21	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Swiger, Jessica	Video Conference
02:00:22	Witness Direct Examination		Fisher, Ken	Video Recording
03:48:36	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:23	Witness Direct Examination	Fisher, Ken	Video Recording
01:16:19	Witness Direct Examination	Isyk, Colton	Video Recording
01:59:21	Break
02:20:45	Witness Direct Examination	Isyk, Colton	Video Recording
02:25:10	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Dr. Joseph	Video Conference
03:14:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:08	Witness Direct Examination	Pratt, Bradley	Rogers, Keith	In Person
01:24:58	Break
02:15:26	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Rogers, Keith	In Person
02:23:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pratt, Bradley	Rogers, Keith	In Person
02:34:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:27	Witness Direct Examination		Warren, Richard	Video Recording
00:05:52	Witness Direct Examination	Pratt, Bradley	Hall, Timothy	In Person
00:44:50	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Hall, Elizabeth	In Person
00:56:19	Break
01:07:06	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Hall, Elizabeth	In Person
02:02:51	Break
02:29:52	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Hall, Elizabeth	In Person
02:55:53	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Hall, Elizabeth	In Person
03:17:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Hall, Elizabeth	In Person
03:18:48	General Case Activities
03:23:01	Break
03:35:31	General Case Activities
03:50:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:47:59	Break
01:52:12	General Case Activities
01:53:39	Witness Direct Examination	Michel, Carol	Chesser, Caleb	In Person
02:21:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:14	Witness Direct Examination	Michel, Carol	Chesser, Caleb	In Person
01:42:20	Break
01:57:32	Witness Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Chesser, Caleb	In Person
03:44:05	Break
04:14:34	Witness Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Chesser, Caleb	In Person
04:52:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Michel, Carol	Chesser, Caleb	In Person
04:58:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Chesser, Caleb	In Person
04:59:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:27	Witness Direct Examination	Michel, Carol	Bushyager, Christopher	In Person
00:12:13	Witness Cross Examination	Pratt, Bradley	Bushyager, Christopher	In Person
00:27:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Michel, Carol	Bushyager, Christopher	In Person
00:32:33	Witness Direct Examination	LaBounty, Daniela	Bushyager, Emilia	In Person
00:40:39	Break
01:04:19	Witness Direct Examination	Michel, Carol	Breen, Kevin	In Person
02:24:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:13	Closing Statement	Pratt, Bradley
00:46:38	Closing Statement	Cooper, Frederick "Derick"
02:39:56	Break
02:59:18	Closing Statement	Bayuk, Frank
04:25:24	General Case Activities
05:01:23	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:20	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:14	General Case Activities
		00:05:27	End of Session