McCray v. Ming Xuan Inc.

Summary

Plaintiff Latressa McCray claimed she sustained first-degree burns across her chest when fluid from a hibachi splashed on her as she was eating at the restaurant owned by defendants, Chang Lin and XIn Huang. McCray claimed that she injured herself in a fall as she rushed to the restaurant's restroom and incurred more than $97,000 in damages.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: McCray, Latressa
Defense: Ming Xuan Inc.
Verdict: $20,000

Judge: Robert Sullivan
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Carroll County
Court: State Court of Georgia, Carroll County

Case Number: 11-CV-00517
Industry: Food
Practice Area: Tort Law, Negligence

Plaintiff

McCray, Latressa

Represented By:
Howard, Marc (Pope & Howard P.C. )
Scott, Christopher (Smith Wallis & Scott LLP)

Defense

Ming Xuan Inc.

Expert Witnesses

Jeffries, Dr. Barry M.D.

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:04	Opening Statement	Howard, Marc
00:44:06	Opening Statement	Joffe, Adam
01:25:51	General Case Activities
01:30:51	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

18 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Closings

13 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

10 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:00	Witness Direct Examination	Howard, Marc	Glenn, Hurley	In Person
00:21:22	Witness Cross Examination	Joffe, Adam	Glenn, Hurley	In Person
00:33:00	Witness Direct Examination	Joffe, Adam	Mount, Dr. Jason M.D.	Video Recording
01:12:35	Break
01:36:00	Witness Direct Examination	Scott, Christopher	Williams, Anika	In Person
01:41:48	Witness Cross Examination	Joffe, Adam	Williams, Anika	In Person
01:45:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Scott, Christopher	Williams, Anika	In Person
01:47:00	Witness Direct Examination	Joffe, Adam	Turpin, Taleah R.N.	Video Recording
02:10:40	Witness Direct Examination	Joffe, Adam	Oehler, Daniel P.A.	Video Recording
02:39:40	End of Session
01:04:25	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, Marc	Mount, Dr. Jason M.D.	Video Recording
01:09:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Joffe, Adam	Mount, Dr. Jason M.D.	Video Recording
02:05:32	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, Marc	Turpin, Taleah R.N.	Video Recording
02:35:09	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, Marc	Oehler, Daniel P.A.	Video Recording

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:25	Witness Direct Examination	Scott, Christopher	Kabakibou , Dr. Kamal M.D.	Video Recording
01:41:15	Break
02:02:31	General Case Activities
02:16:07	Witness Direct Examination	Howard, Marc	Lin, Chang	In Person
03:17:44	End of Session
00:58:46	Witness Cross Examination	Joffe, Adam	Kabakibou , Dr. Kamal M.D.	Video Recording
01:36:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Scott, Christopher	Kabakibou , Dr. Kamal M.D.	Video Recording
01:38:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Joffe, Adam	Kabakibou , Dr. Kamal M.D.	Video Recording

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:10	General Case Activities	Scott, Christopher	Prybis, Dr. Brad M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:07:43	Witness Direct Examination	Joffe, Adam	Prybis, Dr. Brad M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:37:12	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, Marc	Prybis, Dr. Brad M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:38:50	General Case Activities	Howard, Marc
00:41:36	General Case Activities
00:42:27	General Case Activities
00:49:55	Break
01:03:33	General Case Activities
01:14:15	Witness Direct Examination	Joffe, Adam	Wegia, Dudung	Transcript Reading
01:40:40	Witness Direct Examination	Joffe, Adam	Lin, Chang	In Person
01:42:08	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, Marc	Lin, Chang	In Person
02:02:59	Witness Direct Examination	Joffe, Adam	Huff, Dr. Shannon M.D.	Video Recording
02:24:59	Witness Cross Examination	Scott, Christopher	Huff, Dr. Shannon M.D.	Video Recording
02:34:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Joffe, Adam	Huff, Dr. Shannon M.D.	Video Recording
02:36:25	Witness Direct Examination	Joffe, Adam	Poss, Dr. Michael M.D.	Video Recording
03:11:21	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, Marc	Poss, Dr. Michael M.D.	Video Recording
03:18:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:55	Witness Direct Examination	Joffe, Adam	Jeffries, Dr. Barry M.D.	Video Recording
00:37:19	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, Marc	Jeffries, Dr. Barry M.D.	Video Recording
00:51:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Joffe, Adam	Jeffries, Dr. Barry M.D.	Video Recording
00:55:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Howard, Marc	Jeffries, Dr. Barry M.D.	Video Recording
00:57:16	General Case Activities
00:59:41	General Case Activities
01:02:46	General Case Activities
01:27:55	Break
01:40:53	General Case Activities
01:52:25	Break
02:29:48	Closing Statement	Howard, Marc
02:49:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:37	Closing Statement	Joffe, Adam
00:53:17	Closing Statement	Scott, Christopher
01:36:38	Break
01:50:48	General Case Activities
01:54:29	General Case Activities
02:30:52	General Case Activities
02:32:48	Break
05:39:29	Reading of the Verdict
05:42:05	End of Session

McCray v. Ming Xuan Inc.

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:00	Witness Direct Examination	Scott, Christopher	McCray, Latressa	In Person
01:30:03	Break
01:51:58	Witness Direct Examination	Scott, Christopher	McCray, Latressa	In Person
02:05:43	Witness Cross Examination	Joffe, Adam	McCray, Latressa	In Person
02:53:40	General Case Activities
03:00:08	Witness Cross Examination	Joffe, Adam	McCray, Latressa	In Person
03:34:08	General Case Activities
03:36:50	End of Session