Manuel Banderas v. Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. et al

Summary

In this employment law, age discrimination case, plaintiff contends he was illegally forced from his job with defendant pool and spa company when he was 62 years old, after working for the company for more than 40 years.

The defense contends plaintiff voluntarily resigned from his job, and that, in any event, a history of workplace infractions would have provided sufficient reason to discharge plaintiff.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Banderas, Manuel
Defense: Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.

Judge: Michael Sachs
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, San Bernardino County
Court: San Bernardino District Civil Division

Case Number: CIVSB2118045
Industry: Marine
Practice Area: Employment Law

Plaintiff

Banderas, Manuel

Defense

Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.

Represented By:
Lyftogt, Marissa (Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP)
Roberts, Reginald (Sanders Roberts LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:22	General Case Activities
		00:34:40	End of Session

SEP

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:12:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kruid, Daniel	Chacon, Minerva	In Person
00:56:55	Break
01:09:40	Witness Direct Examination	Kruid, Daniel	Chacon, Minerva	In Person
01:56:56	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:22:29	Witness Direct Examination	Kruid, Daniel	Chacon, Minerva	In Person
01:15:35	Break
01:30:30	Witness Cross Examination	Roberts, Reginald	Chacon, Minerva	In Person
02:09:18	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:13:25	Witness Cross Examination	Roberts, Reginald	Chacon, Minerva	In Person
00:26:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kruid, Daniel	Chacon, Minerva	In Person
00:56:15	Break
01:10:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Angulo, Melina	In Person
02:25:25	Break
02:27:30	Witness Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Angulo, Melina	In Person
02:37:47	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:12:13	Witness Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Angulo, Melina	In Person
01:01:08	Break
01:15:05	Witness Cross Examination	Lyftogt, Marissa	Angulo, Melina	In Person
02:02:42	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:11:00	Witness Cross Examination	Lyftogt, Marissa	Angulo, Melina	In Person
00:30:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Angulo, Melina	In Person
01:01:37	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lyftogt, Marissa	Angulo, Melina	In Person
01:03:08	Break
01:16:52	Witness Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Banderas, Manuel	In Person
02:28:18	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:24:08	Witness Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Banderas, Manuel	In Person
01:11:08	Break
01:40:09	Witness Cross Examination	Roberts, Reginald	Banderas, Manuel	In Person
01:49:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:14:35	Witness Cross Examination	Roberts, Reginald	Banderas, Manuel	In Person
01:29:55	Break
01:40:30	Witness Cross Examination	Roberts, Reginald	Banderas, Manuel	In Person
02:33:38	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Roberts, Reginald	Banderas, Manuel	In Person
00:58:31	Break
01:15:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Banderas, Manuel	In Person
01:24:54	Witness Direct Examination		Espinosa, Raphael	Video Recording
01:41:40	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kruid, Daniel	Ibarra, Alfredo	Video Conference
00:39:20	Witness Cross Examination	Lyftogt, Marissa	Ibarra, Alfredo	Video Conference
00:43:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kruid, Daniel	Ibarra, Alfredo	Video Conference
00:52:35	Witness Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Montreja, Sanjay	In Person
01:33:25	Witness Cross Examination	Lyftogt, Marissa	Montreja, Sanjay	In Person
01:39:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Montreja, Sanjay	In Person
01:46:55	Break
01:59:27	Witness Direct Examination		Espinosa, Raphael	Video Recording
02:38:22	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kruid, Daniel	Salters, Joy	Video Conference
00:29:38	Witness Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Banderas, Rosa	In Person
00:55:38	Break
01:08:43	Witness Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Banderas, Rosa	In Person
01:29:18	Witness Cross Examination	Roberts, Reginald	Banderas, Rosa	In Person
01:34:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Banderas, Rosa	In Person
01:36:13	Witness Direct Examination	Kruid, Daniel	Lies, Kara	Video Conference
01:57:12	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Banderas, Sulma	In Person
00:27:31	Witness Cross Examination	Roberts, Reginald	Banderas, Sulma	In Person
00:52:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alder, Michael	Banderas, Sulma	In Person
00:53:15	Break
01:45:10	Witness Direct Examination	Roberts, Reginald	Gonzalez, Spencer	In Person
02:03:45	Witness Cross Examination	Alder, Michael	Gonzalez, Spencer	In Person
02:10:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Roberts, Reginald	Gonzalez, Spencer	In Person
02:14:02	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Manuel Banderas v. Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. et al

Summary

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Sessions

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CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:11:33	Opening Statement	Alder, Michael
01:00:42	Break
01:11:47	Opening Statement	Roberts, Reginald
02:01:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:30	Break
00:40:42	Closing Statement	Alder, Michael
01:52:25	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:46	General Case Activities
		00:08:53	End of Session