Javier Lopez v. BNSF Railway Company

Summary

Jury trial in FELA personal injury lawsuit filed in 2022

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Lopez, Javier
Defense: BNSF Railway Company

Judge: Deborah Servino
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Orange County
Court: Central Justice Center

Case Number: 30-2022-01279637-CU-PO-CJC
Industry: Transportation
Practice Area: Transportation

Plaintiff

Lopez, Javier

Represented By:
Russo, Victor (Hildebrand McLeod & Nelson, Inc.)

Defense

BNSF Railway Company

Represented By:
Sonnett, Anthony (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP )

Live Sessions

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			Description	Start Time
			Javier Lopez v. BNSF Railway Company 01/05/2026 AM	09:00 AM PST

JAN

			Description	Start Time
			Javier Lopez v. BNSF Railway Company 12/18/02025 Thru 01/04/2026 AM/PM (NOT IN SESSION)	01:30 PM PST

DEC

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			Description	Start Time
		1h 58m 55s	Javier Lopez v. BNSF Railway Company 12/17/02025 AM	08:57 AM PST

DEC

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:37	Opening Statement	Russo, Victor
01:00:25	Break
01:23:33	Opening Statement	Sonnett, Anthony
01:50:06	Witness Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Stevens, John	In Person
02:18:48	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

DEC

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:55	Witness Direct Examination	Siniscal, Gabriel	Fuller, Asa	In Person
00:11:24	Witness Cross Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Fuller, Asa	In Person
00:21:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Siniscal, Gabriel	Fuller, Asa	In Person
00:25:40	Witness Direct Examination	Siniscal, Gabriel	Lopez, Deanna	In Person
00:57:19	Break
01:13:31	Witness Direct Examination	Siniscal, Gabriel	Lopez, Deanna	In Person
01:48:34	Witness Cross Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Lopez, Deanna	In Person
02:01:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Siniscal, Gabriel	Lopez, Deanna	In Person
02:04:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:53	Witness Direct Examination		Shah, Dr. Nyan	Video Recording
00:25:55	Witness Direct Examination	Siniscal, Gabriel	Staff, Brad	In Person
00:49:13	Witness Cross Examination	Russo, Victor	Staff, Brad	In Person
01:00:43	Break
01:17:33	Witness Cross Examination	Russo, Victor	Staff, Brad	In Person
01:22:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Siniscal, Gabriel	Staff, Brad	In Person
01:24:13	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Russo, Victor	Staff, Brad	In Person
01:25:43	Witness Direct Examination	Siniscal, Gabriel	Caswell, Jenna	Video Conference
01:32:38	Witness Cross Examination	Russo, Victor	Caswell, Jenna	Video Conference
01:34:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Siniscal, Gabriel	Caswell, Jenna	Video Conference
01:42:38	End of Session

Javier Lopez v. BNSF Railway Company

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:42	Witness Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Stevens, John	In Person
00:16:12	Witness Cross Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Stevens, John	In Person
00:19:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Stevens, John	In Person
00:20:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Stevens, John	In Person
00:28:50	Witness Direct Examination		Edwards, Gerald Sr.	Video Recording
00:51:43	Break
01:07:46	Witness Direct Examination		Edwards, Gerald Sr.	Video Recording
01:13:31	Witness Direct Examination		Miller, Keith	Video Recording
01:39:00	Witness Direct Examination	Siniscal, Gabriel	Fuller, Asa	In Person
01:52:24	Break
02:01:21	Witness Direct Examination	Siniscal, Gabriel	Fuller, Asa	In Person
02:13:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:06	Witness Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Goldman, Dr. Scott	In Person
00:46:23	Break
00:56:18	Witness Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Goldman, Dr. Scott	In Person
01:01:31	Break
01:34:46	Witness Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Goldman, Dr. Scott	In Person
01:39:12	Witness Cross Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Goldman, Dr. Scott	In Person
02:36:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:18	Witness Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Wong, Dr. Albert	In Person
00:21:19	Witness Cross Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Wong, Dr. Albert	In Person
00:23:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Wong, Dr. Albert	In Person
00:23:55	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Wong, Dr. Albert	In Person
00:25:31	Witness Direct Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Goldman, Dr. Scott	In Person
00:55:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Goldman, Dr. Scott	In Person
01:08:37	Break
01:24:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Goldman, Dr. Scott	In Person
01:39:44	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Goldman, Dr. Scott	In Person
01:49:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Goldman, Dr. Scott	In Person
02:03:01	Witness Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Lopez, Javier	In Person
02:21:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:47	Witness Direct Examination	Siniscal, Gabriel	Pacheco, Alex	In Person
00:14:05	Witness Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Lopez, Javier	In Person
00:48:40	Witness Cross Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Lopez, Javier	In Person
00:52:35	Break
01:06:00	Witness Cross Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Lopez, Javier	In Person
01:11:28	Witness Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Granata, Dr. Robert	In Person
01:29:47	Break
01:51:47	Witness Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Granata, Dr. Robert	In Person
01:55:47	Witness Cross Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Granata, Dr. Robert	In Person
02:14:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Granata, Dr. Robert	In Person
02:19:27	Witness Direct Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Lopez, Javier	In Person
02:51:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:47	Witness Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Doherty, Detective Joni	In Person
00:17:02	Break
00:21:56	Witness Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Doherty, Dennis	In Person
00:40:02	Break
00:57:22	Witness Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Doherty, Detective Joni	In Person
01:07:04	Witness Cross Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Doherty, Detective Joni	In Person
01:28:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Russo, Victor	Doherty, Detective Joni	In Person
01:34:00	Witness Direct Examination	Siniscal, Gabriel	Hernandez, Johnny	In Person

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:21	Witness Direct Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Neale, William	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
01:02:33	Witness Cross Examination	Russo, Victor	Neale, William	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
01:21:30	Break
01:41:16	Witness Cross Examination	Russo, Victor	Neale, William	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
01:51:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	Neale, William	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
01:54:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Russo, Victor	Neale, William	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
01:58:40	Witness Direct Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	van Roden, Elizabeth Rapp		In Person
02:17:49	Break
02:26:21	Witness Direct Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	van Roden, Elizabeth Rapp		In Person
02:44:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:26	Witness Direct Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	van Roden, Elizabeth Rapp	In Person
00:42:46	Witness Cross Examination	Russo, Victor	van Roden, Elizabeth Rapp	In Person
01:08:57	Break
01:27:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sonnett, Anthony	van Roden, Elizabeth Rapp	In Person
01:34:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Russo, Victor	van Roden, Elizabeth Rapp	In Person
01:37:07	End of Session