Hunter Brown v. Affinitylifestylescom Inc

Summary

In this product liability, damages-only trial, 15 plaintiffs claim they suffered severe liver injuries caused by drinking defendant's "alkaline-based" health drink "Real Water," which was accidentally contaminated with hydrazine, a toxic chemical used in jet fuel. The case is one of many involving similar claims against defendant.

Defendant concedes liability for the injuries, but contests the damage amount and contends that it should not be liable for punitive damages.

Outcome

For the plaintiffs: $5.23 billion, which includes:

$230 million in compensatory damages.
$5 billion in punitive damages.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Brown, Hunter
Defense: Affinitylifestyles.com, Inc.
Verdict: $5,230,000,000

Judge: Timothy Williams
Jurisdiction: 8th District Court of Nevada
Court: Eighth District Court of Nevada-Clark County

Case Number: A-21-831776-B
Industry: Food
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Brown, Hunter

Defense

Affinitylifestyles.com, Inc.

Represented By:
Odou , Joel (Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:13:18	General Case Activities
00:22:50	Opening Statement	Kemp, William
01:14:08	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:05:09	General Case Activities
00:09:26	Witness Direct Examination		Kosnett, Mr. Michael	Video Recording
00:37:29	Witness Cross Examination		Kosnett, Mr. Michael	Video Recording
00:39:19	Witness Direct Examination		Kosnett, Mr. Michael	Video Recording
00:45:44	Witness Direct Examination	Pepperman, Eric	Branch-Noto , Monica	In Person
01:32:16	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Branch-Noto , Monica	In Person
01:36:50	Break
02:02:12	General Case Activities
02:04:25	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Branch-Noto , Monica	In Person
02:06:55	Witness Direct Examination		Converse, Patricia	Video Recording
02:44:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:06:05	Witness Direct Examination		Marlow, John	Video Recording
00:25:14	Witness Cross Examination		Marlow, John	Video Recording
00:30:10	Witness Direct Examination	Switzler, Breanna	Abele, Sandra	In Person
00:53:40	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Abele, Sandra	In Person
01:12:00	General Case Activities		Abele, Sandra	In Person
01:14:17	Witness Direct Examination		Kessler, Lois	Video Recording
01:31:42	Break
01:57:22	General Case Activities
02:02:12	Witness Direct Examination		Fisher, Robert	Video Recording
02:20:19	Witness Direct Examination		Jones, Blain	Video Recording
02:46:38	Witness Direct Examination		Doran, Susan	Video Recording
03:17:45	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:34	Witness Direct Examination	Parker, Theodore	Najm, Dr. Issam Ph.D.	In Person
01:14:34	Witness Cross Examination	Kaufmann, Matthew	Najm, Dr. Issam Ph.D.	In Person
01:25:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Parker, Theodore	Najm, Dr. Issam Ph.D.	In Person
01:34:37	General Case Activities		Najm, Dr. Issam Ph.D.	In Person
01:36:12	Break
02:02:24	Witness Direct Examination	Pepperman, Eric	Abele, Trevor	In Person
02:21:04	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Abele, Trevor	In Person
02:34:00	General Case Activities		Abele, Trevor	In Person
02:37:29	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Datnow, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
00:45:42	Witness Cross Examination	Kaufmann, Matthew	Datnow, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
00:58:35	Witness Direct Examination	Pepperman, Eric	Rasmussen , Cheri	In Person
01:37:45	Break
02:01:45	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Rasmussen , Cheri	In Person
02:05:50	Witness Direct Examination		Linke, Vincent	In Person
02:18:30	Witness Cross Examination	Freeman, Eric	Linke, Vincent	In Person
02:22:30	Witness Direct Examination	Switzler, Breanna	Muniz, Lorenzo	In Person
02:45:26	Witness Cross Examination	Freeman, Eric	Muniz, Lorenzo	In Person
02:53:32	Witness Direct Examination		Goldsmith, Dr. David Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:10:15	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Desotell, Jeffrey	In Person
00:26:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kaufmann, Matthew	Desotell, Jeffrey	In Person
00:31:55	Witness Direct Examination	Switzler, Breanna	Brown, Pamela	In Person
00:37:40	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Brown, Pamela	In Person
00:42:37	Witness Direct Examination	Parker, Theodore	Henry, Tiquionte	In Person
00:49:54	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Henry, Tiquionte	In Person
00:56:12	Witness Direct Examination	Parker, Theodore	Hutson, Dr. William	In Person
01:08:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

18 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:38	Witness Direct Examination	Parker, Theodore	Hutson, Dr. William	In Person
00:55:40	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Hutson, Dr. William	In Person
01:09:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Parker, Theodore	Hutson, Dr. William	In Person
01:10:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Hutson, Dr. William	In Person
01:12:48	General Case Activities		Hutson, Dr. William	In Person
01:33:58	General Case Activities
01:39:23	Witness Direct Examination	Pepperman, Eric	Moreno, Karla	In Person
02:13:55	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Moreno, Karla	In Person
02:16:48	Witness Direct Examination	Switzler, Breanna	Taylor, Daniel	In Person
02:30:13	Witness Cross Examination	Freeman, Eric	Taylor, Daniel	In Person
02:34:07	General Case Activities		Taylor, Daniel	In Person
02:38:33	Witness Direct Examination		Brown, Hunter	In Person
02:51:37	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Brown, Hunter	In Person
02:58:23	General Case Activities		Brown, Hunter	In Person
03:00:35	Break
03:09:23	Witness Direct Examination		Randolph, Anthony	Video Recording
03:30:26	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:10	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Wadkins, Steve	In Person
00:31:54	Witness Cross Examination	Freeman, Eric	Wadkins, Steve	In Person
00:37:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Wadkins, Steve	In Person
00:38:21	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Freeman, Eric	Wadkins, Steve	In Person
00:39:32	General Case Activities
00:40:51	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Adams Hutt, Dr. Catherine Ph.D.	In Person
01:36:42	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:00	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Adams Hutt, Dr. Catherine Ph.D.	In Person
01:07:02	General Case Activities		Adams Hutt, Dr. Catherine Ph.D.	In Person
01:10:30	General Case Activities
01:29:40	Break
01:44:36	General Case Activities
01:47:47	Witness Direct Examination	Pepperman, Eric	Maynard, Greg	In Person
02:19:32	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Maynard, Greg	In Person
02:30:53	General Case Activities		Maynard, Greg	In Person
02:32:25	Witness Direct Examination	Switzler, Breanna	Wei, Daisy	In Person
02:46:52	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Wei, Daisy	In Person
02:50:40	Witness Direct Examination	Switzler, Breanna	Wren, Brandi	In Person
03:10:42	Witness Cross Examination	Odou , Joel	Wren, Brandi	In Person
03:16:18	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:09	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufmann, Matthew	Lin, Dr. Henry M.D.	Video Conference
00:30:50	Witness Cross Examination	Parker, Theodore	Lin, Dr. Henry M.D.	Video Conference
01:18:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kaufmann, Matthew	Lin, Dr. Henry M.D.	Video Conference
01:24:41	General Case Activities
01:26:31	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:55	Break
00:15:22	General Case Activities
00:17:34	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufmann, Matthew	Robin, Dr. Howard	In Person
00:53:30	Witness Cross Examination	Kemp, William	Robin, Dr. Howard	In Person
01:13:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kaufmann, Matthew	Robin, Dr. Howard	In Person
01:18:00	General Case Activities		Robin, Dr. Howard	In Person
01:22:05	Break
01:35:00	General Case Activities
01:39:10	Witness Direct Examination	Odou , Joel	Alsina, Dr. Angel M.D.	Video Conference
02:27:42	Witness Cross Examination	Parker, Theodore	Alsina, Dr. Angel M.D.	Video Conference
02:36:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Odou , Joel	Alsina, Dr. Angel M.D.	Video Conference
02:41:10	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Parker, Theodore	Alsina, Dr. Angel M.D.	Video Conference
02:45:16	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Closings - Damages

8 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

5 Chapters

OCT

Hunter Brown v. Affinitylifestylescom Inc

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:02:43	Opening Statement	Kemp, William
00:53:10	Break
01:15:57	Opening Statement	Parker, Theodore
02:14:52	Break
02:35:15	Opening Statement	Odou , Joel
03:00:35	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:20	Witness Direct Examination	Bush, Michael	Video Recording
00:55:25	Witness Direct Examination	Mendigana, Diego	Video Recording
01:08:40	Break
01:42:30	Witness Direct Examination	Neslund, Charles	Video Recording
01:56:52	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Blain	Video Recording
02:16:05	General Case Activities
02:22:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:45	General Case Activities
00:35:55	Closing Statement	Kemp, William
02:29:10	Break
02:45:50	Closing Statement	Parker, Theodore
03:48:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:24	Closing Statement	Odou , Joel
00:42:06	Closing Statement	Kemp, William
00:48:47	Closing Statement	Parker, Theodore
01:41:09	General Case Activities
01:44:52	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:04:17	General Case Activities
		00:05:47	Reading of the Verdict
		00:13:02	General Case Activities
		00:14:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:55	Witness Direct Examination		Rich, Mark	Video Recording
00:16:20	General Case Activities
00:19:29	Closing Statement	Parker, Theodore
00:32:15	Closing Statement	Odou , Joel
00:36:47	Closing Statement	Parker, Theodore
00:47:45	General Case Activities
00:49:16	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:05:20	General Case Activities
		00:11:18	Reading of the Verdict
		00:14:00	General Case Activities
		00:18:26	End of Session