Subscribe- Plaintiff
- Montiel, Justino
- Plaintiff
- Redwood Fire and Casualty Insurance
- Represented By:
- Baker, Robert ( Barnes & Thornburg LLP)
- Defense
- Holdings, Koki
- Represented By:
- Hosley, Frank (Bowman and Brooke, LLP)
- Hurvitz, Mike (Nelson Mullins )
Summary
A California state court jury heard opening statements November 20th in a lawsuit filed by a former construction worker who claims he suffered severe injuries after a supposedly defective nail gun fired a nail into his brain.
Plaintiff Justino Montiel sued Hitachi following the 2019 incident, which he accuses of manufacturing the NR83A nail gun with a defective design. His attorneys argue the gun had a dangerous rapid fire mode that can cause a nail to fire unintentionally, but Hitachi insists the NR83A is not defective, and that the accident occurred due to Montiel never reading the guns safety manual and not using the nailer properly.
- Case Number
- CIVSB2028102
- Industry
- Construction
- Practice Area
- Products Liability
- Lay Witnesses
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montiel v. Hitachi 12/08/2025 PM | 01:30 PM PST | |||
| Montiel v. Hitachi 12/08/2025 AM | 10:30 AM PST |
| Description | Start Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montiel v. Hitachi 12/05/2025 AM/PM (NOT IN SESSION) | 10:30 AM PST |
On Demand
Sessions are uploaded each evening and are available on demand the next morning
| Description | Start Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3h 7m 8s | Montiel v. Hitachi 12/04/2025 PM | 01:11 PM PST | |
| 1h 43m 59s | Montiel v. Hitachi 12/04/2025 AM | 10:12 AM PST |
Sessions
AM Session
Openings
3 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
| 00:22:18 | Opening Statement | Beecher, Brian | ||||
| 00:57:14 | End of Session |
PM Session
Openings
7 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
2 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
7 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
3 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
4 Chapters
PM Session
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6 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
4 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
7 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
3 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters