Jennifer Millard v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., et al.

Summary

In this automotive product liability litigation proceeding, Plaintiff Jennifer Millard alleged Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. of being liable for defectively designing the headrest in her Toyota vehicle, which caused the plaintiff an injury to the eye while she was removing the headrest from a seat in her Toyota Vehicle.
The plaintiff was represented by attorney Lewis Moore and Robert Clarke. The defendant in this case, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. was represented by attorneys William Auther, David Stone and MacKenzie Deal.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Millard, Jennifer
Defense: Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A Inc.

Judge: Mark Brain
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
Court: East Court Building

Case Number: CV2010-029432
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Millard, Jennifer

Defense

Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A Inc.

Represented By:
Auther, William (Bowman and Brooke, LLP)
Stone, David (Bowman and Brooke, LLP)
Deal, MacKenzie (Bowman and Brooke, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:16	Witness Direct Examination	Clarke, Robert	Jacobson, Dr. Dean Ph.D.	In Person
00:55:49	Break
01:12:15	Witness Direct Examination	Clarke, Robert	Jacobson, Dr. Dean Ph.D.	In Person
01:37:38	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, David	Jacobson, Dr. Dean Ph.D.	In Person
02:49:18	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

15 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Auther, William	Orlowski, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:21:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Moore, Lewis	Orlowski, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:28:16	General Case Activities		Orlowski, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:33:57	General Case Activities	Auther, William	Orlowski, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:34:25	General Case Activities	Moore, Lewis	Orlowski, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:36:53	Witness Direct Examination	Clarke, Robert	Ferguson, Tyler	Transcript Reading
01:00:45	Break
01:13:45	Witness Direct Examination	Moore, Lewis	Selvy, Cody	In Person
02:23:56	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, David	Selvy, Cody	In Person
02:35:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, David	Selvy, Cody	In Person
00:39:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Moore, Lewis	Selvy, Cody	In Person
00:51:20	General Case Activities		Selvy, Cody	In Person
01:01:20	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, David	Dorris, Dr. Nathan Ph.D.	In Person
01:36:17	Break
01:46:37	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, David	Dorris, Dr. Nathan Ph.D.	In Person
02:00:15	Witness Cross Examination	Clarke, Robert	Dorris, Dr. Nathan Ph.D.	In Person
02:50:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stone, David	Dorris, Dr. Nathan Ph.D.	In Person
03:04:04	General Case Activities		Dorris, Dr. Nathan Ph.D.	In Person
03:09:25	General Case Activities	Clarke, Robert	Dorris, Dr. Nathan Ph.D.	In Person
03:11:23	General Case Activities	Stone, David	Dorris, Dr. Nathan Ph.D.	In Person
03:13:19	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Jennifer Millard v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:12	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, David	Jacobson, Dr. Dean Ph.D.	In Person
00:05:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clarke, Robert	Jacobson, Dr. Dean Ph.D.	In Person
00:20:56	General Case Activities		Jacobson, Dr. Dean Ph.D.	In Person
00:22:32	Witness Direct Examination	Clarke, Robert	Suedekum, Dr. Brandon M.D.	In Person
01:14:54	Break
01:25:15	Witness Direct Examination	Clarke, Robert	Suedekum, Dr. Brandon M.D.	In Person
01:32:07	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, David	Suedekum, Dr. Brandon M.D.	In Person
01:46:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clarke, Robert	Suedekum, Dr. Brandon M.D.	In Person
01:52:43	General Case Activities		Suedekum, Dr. Brandon M.D.	In Person
01:54:35	Witness Direct Examination	Clarke, Robert	Marmo, Dr. Christopher M.D.	In Person
02:07:53	Witness Cross Examination	Auther, William	Marmo, Dr. Christopher M.D.	In Person
02:13:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clarke, Robert	Marmo, Dr. Christopher M.D.	In Person
02:14:41	Witness Direct Examination	Moore, Lewis	Millard, Jennifer	In Person
02:51:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:58	Witness Direct Examination	Moore, Lewis	Selvy, Alexander	In Person
00:29:58	Witness Cross Examination	Deal, MacKenzie	Selvy, Alexander	In Person
00:48:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Moore, Lewis	Selvy, Alexander	In Person
00:53:58	Witness Direct Examination	Clarke, Robert	Bakken, Dr. Gary Ph.D.	In Person
01:25:37	Break
01:38:03	Witness Direct Examination	Clarke, Robert	Bakken, Dr. Gary Ph.D.	In Person
02:09:23	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, David	Bakken, Dr. Gary Ph.D.	In Person
02:59:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:22	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, David	Bakken, Dr. Gary Ph.D.	In Person
00:02:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clarke, Robert	Bakken, Dr. Gary Ph.D.	In Person
00:12:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stone, David	Bakken, Dr. Gary Ph.D.	In Person
00:13:30	Witness Direct Examination	Moore, Lewis	Millard, Jennifer	In Person
01:00:48	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, David	Millard, Jennifer	In Person
01:26:23	Break
01:41:40	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, David	Millard, Jennifer	In Person
02:18:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Moore, Lewis	Millard, Jennifer	In Person
02:31:01	General Case Activities		Millard, Jennifer	In Person
02:37:40	Witness Direct Examination	Moore, Lewis	Orlowski, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
03:10:34	Witness Cross Examination	Auther, William	Orlowski, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
03:14:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:20	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, David	Raphael, Dr. Elizabeth MD	In Person
01:21:39	Break
01:35:44	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, David	Raphael, Dr. Elizabeth MD	In Person
01:46:39	Witness Cross Examination	Clarke, Robert	Raphael, Dr. Elizabeth MD	In Person
02:41:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stone, David	Raphael, Dr. Elizabeth MD	In Person
02:50:32	General Case Activities		Raphael, Dr. Elizabeth MD	In Person
02:52:03	General Case Activities	Stone, David	Raphael, Dr. Elizabeth MD	In Person
02:54:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:15	Witness Direct Examination	Auther, William	Brown, Roger	In Person
01:00:04	Break
03:11:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:55	Witness Cross Examination	Clarke, Robert	Brown, Roger	In Person
00:12:11	Break
00:22:32	Witness Cross Examination	Clarke, Robert	Brown, Roger	In Person
01:04:43	Break
01:24:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Auther, William	Brown, Roger	In Person
01:29:21	General Case Activities		Brown, Roger	In Person
01:37:28	General Case Activities	Clarke, Robert	Brown, Roger	In Person
01:39:14	Break
01:40:32	General Case Activities	Auther, William	Brown, Roger	In Person
01:44:01	General Case Activities
01:57:01	Break
02:02:27	Closing Statement	Moore, Lewis
03:22:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:18	Closing Statement	Stone, David
01:27:00	Closing Statement	Moore, Lewis
01:37:30	General Case Activities
01:38:41	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:46	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:04	General Case Activities
		00:02:48	End of Session