Rush, et al. v. Texas Department of Transportation

Summary

In this wrongful death case, plaintiff, the representative of a vehicular collision victim's estate, contends that a damaged "crash cushion," also known as a traffic attenuator, caused the fatal accident on a Texas highway.

Defendant Texas Department of Transportation contends that the single-car collision was the driver's fault, and that it was not notified of the damaged attenuator in time to repair it before the incident occured.

Outcome

For the defense.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Rush, Lindsey
Defense: Texas Department of Transportation

Judge: Martin Hoffman
Jurisdiction: Dallas County Court at Law
Court: Dallas County Court at Law No. 4

Case Number: DC-21-14795
Industry: Automotive, Transportation
Practice Area: Products Liability, Transportation

Plaintiff

Rush, Lindsey

Represented By:
Flagg, Neal (Neal Flagg Law)

Defense

Texas Department of Transportation

Represented By:
Strain, David

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

SESSIONS WITH Andrew Rush

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:39	Opening Statement	Flagg, Neal
00:13:55	Opening Statement	Strain, David
00:34:59	Witness Direct Examination		Willows, Officer Nathaniel	Video Recording
01:11:56	Witness Cross Examination		Willows, Officer Nathaniel	Transcript Reading
01:17:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Willows, Officer Nathaniel	Transcript Reading
01:19:39	Witness Direct Examination		Lakes-Richards, Becky	Video Recording
01:41:19	Witness Cross Examination		Lakes-Richards, Becky	Transcript Reading
02:01:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Lakes-Richards, Becky	Transcript Reading
02:03:18	Witness Direct Examination	Flagg, Neal	Rush, Andrew	In Person
02:26:51	Witness Direct Examination		Brinkmeyer, Gregory	Video Recording
03:02:01	Witness Direct Examination		Massey, Tina	Video Recording
03:14:23	General Case Activities
03:16:16	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:20	Witness Direct Examination		Arrington, Dusty	Video Recording
00:47:08	Witness Direct Examination	Flagg, Neal	Rush, Tom	In Person
01:07:00	Break
01:17:28	General Case Activities
01:19:17	Witness Direct Examination		Lang, Eric	Video Recording
02:01:20	Witness Direct Examination	Flagg, Neal	Rush, Lindsey	In Person
02:39:08	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Strain, David	Miller, Amanda	In Person
00:36:36	Witness Cross Examination	Flagg, Neal	Miller, Amanda	In Person
00:56:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Strain, David	Miller, Amanda	In Person
01:03:56	Break
01:17:44	General Case Activities
01:29:46	Closing Statement	Flagg, Neal
01:52:44	Closing Statement	Strain, David
02:19:28	Closing Statement	Flagg, Neal
02:22:53	General Case Activities
02:25:38	End of Session

JAN

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:24	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:32	General Case Activities
		00:04:20	End of Session

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Rush, et al. v. Texas Department of Transportation

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