Nimfa Escobia v. Kevin Raspperry

Summary

In this damages-only proceeding, plaintiff seeks compensatory and punitive damages for the death of her husband in a vehicular collision at a traffic intersection, in which defendant was allegedly traveling over 100 mph on a roadway with a 45 mph speed limit.

The defense contests the amount of damages sought and claims punitives are not warranted.

Outcome

For the plaintiff: $550 million, including:
$50 million in compensatory damages and
$500 million in punitive damages.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Escobia, Nimfa
Defense: Raspperry, Kevin
Verdict: $550,000,000

Judge: Mark Denton
Jurisdiction: 8th District Court of Nevada
Court: Eighth District Court of Nevada-Clark County

Case Number: A-21-842834-C
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Escobia, Nimfa

Defense

Raspperry, Kevin

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:16	Break
01:00:41	General Case Activities
01:02:02	Opening Statement	Jones, Kimball
01:25:31	Opening Statement	Fowler, Jason
01:51:55	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Kimball	Lipshutz , Dr. Jeremy	In Person
02:09:31	Witness Cross Examination	Ranalli, George	Lipshutz , Dr. Jeremy	In Person
02:13:28	General Case Activities
02:14:46	End of Session

OCT

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

18 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:30	Witness Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Mendoza, Florecito	In Person
00:08:49	Witness Cross Examination	Harper, Glen	Mendoza, Florecito	In Person
00:13:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Mendoza, Florecito	In Person
00:16:34	Witness Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Basa-Franco, Jordan	In Person
00:24:38	Witness Cross Examination	Ranalli, George	Basa-Franco, Jordan	In Person
00:30:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Basa-Franco, Jordan	In Person
00:32:32	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Kimball	Escobia, Nimar	In Person
00:58:47	Witness Cross Examination	Ranalli, George	Escobia, Nimar	In Person
01:07:37	Witness Direct Examination	Berrett, Joshua	Escobia, Nimfa	In Person
01:28:30	Break
01:47:58	General Case Activities
01:52:14	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Kimball	Escobia, Frances	Video Conference
01:59:30	Witness Cross Examination	Ranalli, George	Escobia, Frances	Video Conference
02:03:26	Witness Direct Examination	Cunningham, Emily	Escobia, Misha	In Person
02:41:50	Witness Cross Examination	Ranalli, George	Escobia, Misha	In Person
02:49:22	General Case Activities
02:50:20	End of Session

Nimfa Escobia v. Kevin Raspperry

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:57	Witness Direct Examination	Raspperry, Kevin	Video Recording
00:14:48	General Case Activities
00:16:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:00	Closing Statement	Jones, Kimball
01:02:45	Break
01:14:12	Closing Statement	Ranalli, George
01:49:14	Closing Statement	Jones, Kimball
02:04:06	General Case Activities
02:06:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:15	Reading of the Verdict
00:04:10	General Case Activities
00:04:29	General Case Activities	Jones, Kimball
00:08:38	General Case Activities	Ranalli, George
00:10:37	General Case Activities	Jones, Kimball
00:11:25	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:08	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:02	General Case Activities
		00:06:49	End of Session