Marvin Carter II v. BNSF Railway Company

Summary

Plaintiff Marvin Carter sued BNSF after allegedly sustaining a major knee injury in 2018 while moving an inactive locomotive to a storage track. Carter claims BNSF forced him to work on an unsafe train, but an attorney for the company questioned whether or not Carter fell at all and suggested his knee issues were the result of previous unrelated injuries.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Carter, Marvin
Defense: BNSF Railway Company

Judge: Randall Warner
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
Court: Central Court Building

Case Number: CV2019-014216
Industry: Shipping, Transportation
Practice Area: Transportation, Negligence

Plaintiff

Carter, Marvin

Represented By:
Fuller, Andrew (Thornton, Mostul, Fuller, PLLC)

Defense

BNSF Railway Company

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

SESSIONS WITH J. Matthew Sims

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Carter, Marvin II	In Person
01:09:20	Break
01:26:10	Witness Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Carter, Marvin II	In Person
02:04:50	Witness Cross Examination	Rodriguez, Justin	Carter, Marvin II	In Person
02:15:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Rodriguez, Justin	Carter, Marvin II	In Person
01:13:55	Break
01:28:25	Witness Cross Examination	Rodriguez, Justin	Carter, Marvin II	In Person
02:22:04	General Case Activities		Carter, Marvin II	In Person
02:23:15	Witness Cross Examination	Rodriguez, Justin	Carter, Marvin II	In Person
02:25:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Carter, Marvin II	In Person
02:48:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Bachelor, Eric	In Person
00:27:40	Witness Cross Examination	McFall, Julia	Bachelor, Eric	In Person
01:02:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Bachelor, Eric	In Person
01:10:25	Break
01:30:47	Witness Direct Examination		Miranda, Michael	In Person
02:11:39	Witness Cross Examination	Rodriguez, Justin	Miranda, Michael	In Person
02:16:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Rodriguez, Justin	Miranda, Michael	In Person
00:05:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Miranda, Michael	In Person
00:14:50	Witness Direct Examination		Williams, Curtis	In Person
01:17:40	Break
01:41:30	Witness Cross Examination	McFall, Julia	Williams, Curtis	In Person
02:26:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Williams, Curtis	In Person
02:35:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:37	Witness Direct Examination		Asplin, Leroy Jr.	In Person
00:16:26	Witness Cross Examination	Rodriguez, Justin	Asplin, Leroy Jr.	In Person
00:42:44	Witness Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Longjohn, Dr. Donald M.D.	Video Conference
01:24:41	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Max	Longjohn, Dr. Donald M.D.	Video Conference
00:38:05	General Case Activities	Jones, Max	Longjohn, Dr. Donald M.D.	Video Conference
00:39:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Longjohn, Dr. Donald M.D.	Video Conference
00:46:38	Witness Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Bigler, Dr. Gregory M.D.	Video Conference
01:01:10	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Max	Bigler, Dr. Gregory M.D.	Video Conference
01:23:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Bigler, Dr. Gregory M.D.	Video Conference
01:25:50	Break
01:44:20	Witness Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Botti, Dr. Torey M.D.	Video Conference
02:08:30	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Max	Botti, Dr. Torey M.D.	Video Conference
02:39:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Botti, Dr. Torey M.D.	Video Conference
02:47:05	Witness Direct Examination		Sims, J. Matthew	Video Conference
03:01:02	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Sims, J. Matthew	Video Conference
00:23:50	Witness Cross Examination	McFall, Julia	Sims, J. Matthew	Video Conference
00:36:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Sims, J. Matthew	Video Conference
00:44:30	Witness Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Hardy, George	Video Conference
00:58:30	Break
01:15:22	Witness Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Hardy, George	Video Conference
01:43:55	Witness Cross Examination	Rodriguez, Justin	Hardy, George	Video Conference
02:16:59	General Case Activities		Hardy, George	Video Conference
02:18:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rodriguez, Justin	Hardy, George	Video Conference
02:20:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Hardy, George	Video Conference
00:05:23	Witness Direct Examination		Lanahan, Ryan	In Person
00:20:13	Witness Direct Examination	McFall, Julia	Perez, Carlos	In Person
00:47:43	Witness Cross Examination		Perez, Carlos	In Person
01:09:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McFall, Julia	Perez, Carlos	In Person
01:15:06	Witness Re-Cross Examination		Perez, Carlos	In Person
01:16:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McFall, Julia	Perez, Carlos	In Person
01:17:38	Break
01:38:13	Witness Direct Examination	Rodriguez, Justin	Orr, James	In Person
02:06:23	Witness Cross Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Orr, James	In Person
02:23:25	End of Session

MAY

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination		Price, Beau	In Person
00:11:25	General Case Activities		Price, Beau	In Person
00:12:46	Witness Re-Cross Examination		Price, Beau	In Person
00:13:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McFall, Julia	Price, Beau	In Person
00:17:10	Witness Direct Examination	Wiggins, Brooke	Gendy, Dr. George M.D.	In Person
01:15:00	Break
01:32:10	Witness Direct Examination		Gendy, Dr. George M.D.	In Person
01:44:52	Witness Cross Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Gendy, Dr. George M.D.	In Person
02:46:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Gendy, Dr. George M.D.	Video Conference
00:08:18	General Case Activities		Gendy, Dr. George M.D.	Video Conference
00:12:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wiggins, Brooke	Gendy, Dr. George M.D.	Video Conference
00:15:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Gendy, Dr. George M.D.	Video Conference
00:18:58	Break
00:31:33	Witness Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Bigler, Dr. Gregory M.D.	Video Conference
00:36:00	Witness Cross Examination	Rodriguez, Justin	Bigler, Dr. Gregory M.D.	Video Conference
00:37:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fuller, Andrew	Bigler, Dr. Gregory M.D.	Video Conference
00:38:55	Witness Direct Examination		Carter, Marvin II	In Person
00:44:48	Witness Cross Examination	Rodriguez, Justin	Carter, Marvin II	In Person
00:46:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Carter, Marvin II	In Person
00:48:28	Break
01:16:53	General Case Activities
01:28:43	Closing Statement	Fuller, Andrew
02:14:10	End of Session

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Marvin Carter II v. BNSF Railway Company

Summary

Outcome

SESSIONS WITH J. Matthew Sims

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CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:07	Opening Statement
00:40:58	Opening Statement	Rodriguez, Justin
01:16:03	Break
01:35:13	Opening Statement	Rodriguez, Justin
01:56:18	Witness Direct Examination		Kilburn, Tralena	In Person
02:34:28	Witness Cross Examination	McFall, Julia	Kilburn, Tralena	In Person
02:47:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Kilburn, Tralena	In Person
02:55:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:28	Witness Direct Examination	McFall, Julia	Price, Beau	In Person
01:00:28	Break
01:12:27	Witness Cross Examination		Price, Beau	In Person
02:01:08	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:35	General Case Activities
		00:04:30	End of Session