Madsen v. Beacon, et al.

Summary

Jury trial in wrongful death lawsuit stemming from an automotive collision.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Madsen, Russ
Defense: Beacon Roofing Supply
Cope, Rusty

Judge: Thomas Low
Jurisdiction: Provo District Court
Court: Provo District Court

Case Number: 190401592
Industry
Practice Area

Plaintiff

Madsen, Russ

Represented By:
Claggett, Sean (Claggett & Sykes Law Firm )
Johnson, Blake ( Johnson Livingston Personal Injury, LLC)

Plaintiff

Represented By:
Logan, Geordan (Claggett & Sykes Law Firm )

Defense

Beacon Roofing Supply

Represented By:
Gordon, Jim (LockGordon Law)

Defense

Cope, Rusty

Represented By:
Shapiro, Ruth (Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C. Utah)

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Pryzybyla, Dr. Jay

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

Session links become active around 15 minutes before scheduled start time

			Description	Start Time
			Madsen v. Beacon, et al. 03/09/2026 AM	10:00 AM MDT

MAR

On Demand

Sessions are uploaded each evening and are available on demand the next morning

			Description	Start Time
		3h 4m 39s	Madsen v. Beacon, et al. 03/06/2026 PM	01:44 PM MST
		3h 53m 58s	Madsen v. Beacon, et al. 03/06/2026 AM	08:44 AM MST

MAR

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:33:24	Opening Statement	Claggett, Sean
01:25:53	Opening Statement	Johnson, Blake
01:38:18	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

20 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAR

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:17	Opening Statement	Shapiro, Ruth
00:29:49	Opening Statement	Gordon, Jim
00:42:25	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Zagal, Saul	In Person
00:58:13	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Blake	Zagal, Saul	In Person
00:58:49	Witness Cross Examination	Shapiro, Ruth	Zagal, Saul	In Person
01:06:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Zagal, Saul	In Person
01:07:21	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Shapiro, Ruth	Zagal, Saul	In Person
01:14:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Zagal, Saul	In Person
01:24:45	General Case Activities		Zagal, Saul	In Person
01:27:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Zagal, Saul	In Person
01:30:56	Break
01:55:19	General Case Activities
01:58:06	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Perez, Salvador	In Person
02:06:45	Witness Cross Examination	Shapiro, Ruth	Perez, Salvador	In Person
02:23:15	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Cope, Rusty	In Person
03:18:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:05	Witness Cross Examination	Shapiro, Ruth	Cope, Rusty	In Person
00:45:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Cope, Rusty	In Person
00:57:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Blake	Cope, Rusty	In Person
01:02:25	General Case Activities		Cope, Rusty	In Person
01:06:14	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Gordon, Jim	Cope, Rusty	In Person
01:08:08	Witness Direct Examination	Logan, Geordan	Pryzybyla, Dr. Jay	In Person
01:28:52	Break
01:53:54	Witness Direct Examination	Logan, Geordan	Pryzybyla, Dr. Jay	In Person
02:45:17	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Blake	Pryzybyla, Dr. Jay	In Person
02:49:16	Witness Cross Examination	Shapiro, Ruth	Pryzybyla, Dr. Jay	In Person
03:24:10	Witness Cross Examination	Gordon, Jim	Pryzybyla, Dr. Jay	In Person
03:27:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Logan, Geordan	Pryzybyla, Dr. Jay	In Person
03:36:21	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Shapiro, Ruth	Pryzybyla, Dr. Jay	In Person
03:40:02	General Case Activities		Pryzybyla, Dr. Jay	In Person
03:43:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Shapiro, Ruth	Pryzybyla, Dr. Jay	In Person
03:43:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Gordon, Jim	Pryzybyla, Dr. Jay	In Person
03:43:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Blake	Pryzybyla, Dr. Jay	In Person
03:44:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Logan, Geordan	Pryzybyla, Dr. Jay	In Person
03:45:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:50	Witness Direct Examination	Wise, Shannon	Christiansen, John	In Person
00:17:59	Witness Cross Examination	Shapiro, Ruth	Christiansen, John	In Person
00:41:05	Witness Cross Examination	Gordon, Jim	Christiansen, John	In Person
00:44:19	Break
01:07:51	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Blake	Perez, Mario	In Person
01:18:15	Witness Cross Examination	Shapiro, Ruth	Perez, Mario	In Person
01:25:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Blake	Perez, Mario	In Person
01:28:43	Witness Direct Examination		Haymore, Shaun	In Person
02:21:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:20	Witness Direct Examination		Haymore, Shaun	In Person
01:03:31	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Blake	Haymore, Shaun	In Person
01:07:02	Witness Cross Examination	Gordon, Jim	Haymore, Shaun	In Person
01:38:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Haymore, Shaun	In Person
01:45:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Blake	Haymore, Shaun	In Person
01:54:12	General Case Activities		Haymore, Shaun	In Person
02:19:38	End of Session

Madsen v. Beacon, et al.

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:41	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Cope, Rusty	In Person
01:10:02	Break
01:41:34	General Case Activities
01:42:18	Witness Direct Examination	Claggett, Sean	Cope, Rusty	In Person
02:02:32	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Blake	Cope, Rusty	In Person
02:05:54	Witness Cross Examination	Shapiro, Ruth	Cope, Rusty	In Person
02:41:13	End of Session