Hendrickson v. Lowe's Home Centers LLC

Summary

Jurors Friday awarded more than $16.4 million to a Lowes patron who suffered permanent head injuries from a 2013 fall at one of the companys stores. The award came as jurors concluded the companys negligence caused Kelly Hendrickson to slip and fall in water in the garden department of its South Fort Apache Street store as she was looking at palm trees. Hendrickson, whose head struck the concrete in the fall, permanently lost her senses of taste and smell among other injuries.

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Editor's Note: Due to technical difficulties plaintiff's opening statements were not recorded, and coverage begins with the start of the defense openings.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff

Fault - Lowes 80%
Kelly Hendrickson 20%

$1,900,000.00 Medical
$30,000.00 lost income
$2,500,000.00 Pain and suffering
$12,000,000.00 Future pain

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Hendrickson, Kelly & Scott
Defense: Lowe's Home Centers LLC
Verdict: $16,430,000

Judge: Ronald Israel
Jurisdiction: 8th District Court of Nevada
Court: Regional Justice Center

Case Number: A-13-687418-C
Industry: Retail
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Hendrickson, Kelly & Scott

Defense

Lowe's Home Centers LLC

Expert Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:31	Break
00:07:28	Opening Statement	Holm, Esther
00:42:34	Break
01:10:32	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Ousdale, Ryan	In Person
02:12:21	Break
02:28:14	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Balian, Mr. Alex	In Person
03:21:04	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Balian, Mr. Alex	In Person
03:32:38	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Fazzini, Dr. Enrico M.D.	In Person
		00:33:01	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Fazzini, Dr. Enrico M.D.	In Person
01:10:36	Break
01:32:35	Witness Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Fazzini, Dr. Enrico M.D.	In Person
01:38:37	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Fazzini, Dr. Enrico M.D.	In Person
02:23:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Fazzini, Dr. Enrico M.D.	In Person
02:26:42	Break
02:51:10	Witness Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Willison, Donald	In Person
02:58:00	Witness Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Willison, Debra	In Person
03:04:23	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Hoesly, Dona	In Person
00:07:25	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Hoesly, Dona	In Person
00:13:05	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Love, Ronald	In Person
00:32:59	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Love, Ronald	In Person
00:40:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Love, Ronald	In Person
00:45:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Love, Ronald	In Person
00:48:21	Break
01:01:46	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Balian, Mr. Alex	In Person
01:37:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Balian, Mr. Alex	In Person
01:50:25	General Case Activities		Balian, Mr. Alex	In Person
01:56:38	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Burnett, Betsy	In Person
02:21:58	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Burnett, Betsy	In Person
02:24:13	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Burnett, Amanda	In Person
02:32:47	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

29 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Gonzales, Linda	In Person
00:01:56	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Gonzales, Linda	In Person
00:04:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Gonzales, Linda	In Person
00:07:00	General Case Activities		Gonzales, Linda	In Person
00:07:50	General Case Activities	Claggett, Sean	Gonzales, Linda	In Person
00:08:32	General Case Activities	Holm, Esther	Gonzales, Linda	In Person
00:10:24	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Mitchell, Lynn	In Person
00:18:11	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Mitchell, Lynn	In Person
00:19:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Mitchell, Lynn	In Person
00:23:20	General Case Activities		Mitchell, Lynn	In Person
00:25:00	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Plaggemeier, Elke	In Person
00:31:37	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Plaggemeier, Elke	In Person
00:34:22	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Harling, Karen	In Person
00:43:02	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Harling, Karen	In Person
00:47:16	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Mehread, Yolanda	In Person
00:54:48	Break
01:07:19	Witness Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Orrison, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
01:44:10	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Orrison, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
02:23:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Orrison, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
02:27:46	General Case Activities		Orrison, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
02:31:25	General Case Activities	Harding, Samuel	Orrison, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
02:35:32	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Bosch, Judith	In Person
02:42:24	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Bosch, Judith	In Person
02:43:23	Witness Direct Examination	Lasso, Al	Allesia, Stevie	In Person
02:51:00	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Allesia, Steve	In Person
02:56:34	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Chavez, Julie	In Person
03:02:43	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Dezarn, Janet	In Person
03:18:34	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Dezarn, Janet	In Person
03:20:11	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Kelly	In Person
00:07:35	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Jim	In Person
00:15:40	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Joseph	In Person
00:34:06	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Szymaszek, Heather	In Person
00:42:43	Witness Direct Examination	Lasso, Al	Matthews, Zoie	In Person
00:49:55	Break
01:47:12	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Sigler, Douglas	In Person
01:53:59	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Sigler, Douglas	In Person
01:55:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Sigler, Douglas	In Person
02:00:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Sidlow, Phillip	In Person
00:44:05	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Sidlow, Phillip	In Person
01:15:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Sidlow, Phillip	In Person
01:22:08	Break
01:48:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Sidlow, Phillip	In Person
02:20:43	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Sidlow, Phillip	In Person
02:29:24	Witness Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Prater, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
03:05:33	Break
03:25:45	Witness Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Prater, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
03:50:20	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Prater, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
03:59:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Prater, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
04:04:28	General Case Activities		Prater, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
04:05:08	General Case Activities	Harding, Samuel	Prater, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
04:05:29	General Case Activities	Holm, Esther	Prater, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
04:06:21	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Lustig, Sarah	In Person
		00:34:59	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Jennings, Thomas	In Person
01:11:15	Break
01:31:47	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Jennings, Thomas	In Person
02:09:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Jennings, Thomas	In Person
02:28:13	General Case Activities		Jennings, Thomas	In Person
02:28:33	General Case Activities	Claggett, Sean	Jennings, Thomas	In Person
02:30:19	General Case Activities	Holm, Esther	Jennings, Thomas	In Person
02:31:22	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Kaplan, Dr. Stuart M.D.	In Person
00:33:16	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Kaplan, Dr. Stuart M.D.	In Person
00:40:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Kaplan, Dr. Stuart M.D.	In Person
00:49:36	Break
01:09:17	Witness Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Weidenfeld, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
01:17:12	General Case Activities	Claggett, Sean	Weidenfeld, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
01:22:29	Witness Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Weidenfeld, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
02:18:53	Witness Cross Examination	Claggett, Sean	Weidenfeld, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
02:50:50	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Duewiger, Leslie	In Person
03:53:50	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Claggett, Sean	Duewiger, Leslie	In Person
00:35:51	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Duewiger, Leslie	In Person
00:43:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Duewiger, Leslie	In Person
00:48:53	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Bradley, Florence	In Person
00:10:48	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Maule, Shirley	In Person
00:19:18	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Dakota "Cody"	In Person
00:39:36	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Kelly	In Person
01:39:10	Break
02:01:58	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Kelly	In Person
02:27:42	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Hendrickson, Kelly	In Person
02:28:32	Break
02:43:06	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Hendrickson, Kelly	In Person
02:52:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Kelly	In Person
02:57:15	General Case Activities		Hendrickson, Kelly	In Person
03:02:28	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Katelyn "Katie"	In Person
03:14:23	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Jax	In Person
03:21:53	General Case Activities		Hendrickson, Jax	In Person
03:22:30	General Case Activities	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Jax	In Person
03:24:07	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Mortillaro, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
00:27:54	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Mortillaro, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
01:08:39	Break
01:32:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harding, Samuel	Mortillaro, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
01:43:43	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Mortillaro, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
01:49:52	General Case Activities
01:53:11	General Case Activities	Harding, Samuel	Mortillaro, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
01:57:31	General Case Activities	Holm, Esther	Mortillaro, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
02:01:20	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Scott	In Person
02:27:19	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Scott	In Person
00:21:48	Witness Cross Examination	Holm, Esther	Hendrickson, Scott	In Person
00:36:55	Break
01:16:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Scott	In Person
01:22:13	General Case Activities		Hendrickson, Scott	In Person
01:22:38	General Case Activities	Claggett, Sean	Hendrickson, Scott	In Person
01:23:09	Witness Direct Examination	Lasso, Al	Fichter, Narda	Transcript Reading
02:58:12	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lasso, Al	Headrick, Bruce	Video Recording
00:23:10	Witness Direct Examination	Lasso, Al	Headrick, Bruce	Transcript Reading
00:43:30	Break
01:13:43	Witness Direct Examination	Lasso, Al	Headrick, Bruce	Transcript Reading
01:15:10	Witness Direct Examination	Lasso, Al	Beetem, Trisha	In Person
01:22:06	General Case Activities
01:30:04	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Rubenstein, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
00:20:01	Break
00:29:34	Witness Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Rubenstein, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:28:26	Witness Cross Examination	Harding, Samuel	Rubenstein, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:20:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Rubenstein, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:30:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Harding, Samuel	Rubenstein, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:37:24	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Bennett, Edward	In Person
00:36:22	Witness Cross Examination	Harding, Samuel	Bennett, Edward	In Person
01:03:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Bennett, Edward	In Person
01:05:06	General Case Activities		Bennett, Edward	In Person
01:07:21	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Corwin, Aubrey	In Person
00:29:51	Witness Cross Examination	Harding, Samuel	Corwin, Aubrey	In Person
00:58:57	Break
01:26:37	Witness Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Kinsora, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:07:15	Witness Cross Examination	Harding, Samuel	Kinsora, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:34:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Kinsora, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:42:46	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Harding, Samuel	Kinsora, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:44:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Kinsora, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:47:56	General Case Activities		Kinsora, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:49:46	General Case Activities	Holm, Esther	Kinsora, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:50:01	General Case Activities	Harding, Samuel	Kinsora, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:54:41	Break
03:09:45	Witness Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Kovocich, Dr. Michael M.D.	Transcript Reading
03:32:39	End of Session

APR

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Ousdale, Ryan	In Person
00:40:16	Witness Cross Examination	Claggett, Sean	Ousdale, Ryan	In Person
01:10:36	Break
01:48:44	General Case Activities		Ousdale, Ryan	In Person
01:50:08	General Case Activities	Holm, Esther	Ousdale, Ryan	In Person
01:50:41	General Case Activities	Claggett, Sean	Ousdale, Ryan	In Person
01:56:11	Break
02:18:19	Witness Direct Examination	Holm, Esther	Ripley, Dr. David M.D.	Video Recording
03:59:05	End of Session

APR

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Hendrickson v. Lowe's Home Centers LLC

Summary

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Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Claggett, Sean
01:40:05	Break
02:07:02	Closing Statement	Holm, Esther
03:36:03	Break
03:44:51	Closing Statement	Claggett, Sean
04:15:58	General Case Activities
04:19:28	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:08	General Case Activities
		00:08:08	End of Session