Salvador Calderas v. Andrew Collins, et al.

Summary

A California state court jury heard opening statements September 18 in a lawsuit filed by a man claiming he suffered serious back and neck injuries after being rear-ended by a sheriffs deputy who fell asleep at the wheel.

Plaintiff Salvador Calderas blames San Bernardino County for injuries he claims he sustained in the 2021 incident. While the county admits liability for the underlying accident the parties disagree over the extent of Calderas underlying injuries and whether or not the treatment he received after the accident was necessary.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Calderas, Salvador
Defense: County of San Bernardino
Collins, Andrew

Judge: Joseph Widman
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, San Bernardino County
Court: San Bernardino District Civil Division

Case Number: CIVSB2215523
Industry: Automotive, Law Enforcement
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Calderas, Salvador

Defense

County of San Bernardino

Represented By:
Wesierski, Christopher (Wesierski & Zurek LLP)

Defense

Collins, Andrew

Represented By:
Kurtz, Christian ()

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

PM Session

Openings

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:45	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:02	Opening Statement	Fisher, Sevy
00:56:29	Break
01:18:24	Opening Statement	Wesierski, Christopher
01:40:46	Witness Direct Examination		Binder, Dr. Devin	Video Recording
01:53:35	General Case Activities
01:56:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:17	Witness Direct Examination		Binder, Dr. Devin		Video Recording
00:28:29	Witness Direct Examination	Fisher, Sevy	Mobin, Dr. Fardad M.D.	Neurology	In Person
01:17:27	Break
01:24:32	Witness Cross Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Mobin, Dr. Fardad M.D.	Neurology	In Person
01:30:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:34	Witness Cross Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Mobin, Dr. Fardad M.D.	Neurology	In Person
00:30:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fisher, Sevy	Mobin, Dr. Fardad M.D.	Neurology	In Person
00:45:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Mobin, Dr. Fardad M.D.	Neurology	In Person
00:49:11	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Barnard, Dr. Gabriel		In Person
01:07:25	Break
01:26:19	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Barnard, Dr. Gabriel		In Person
01:58:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kurtz, Christian	Barnard, Dr. Gabriel		In Person
02:25:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:18	Witness Direct Examination	Kurtz, Christian	Barnard, Dr. Gabriel	In Person
00:18:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Barnard, Dr. Gabriel	In Person
00:27:42	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Cater, Michael Jr.	In Person
00:36:27	Witness Cross Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Cater, Michael Jr.	In Person
00:41:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Cater, Michael Jr.	In Person
00:42:12	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Cater, Michael Jr.	In Person
00:45:01	Break
01:02:13	General Case Activities
01:05:01	Witness Direct Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Collins, Officer Andrew	In Person
01:18:53	Witness Cross Examination	Fisher, Sevy	Collins, Officer Andrew	In Person
01:30:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Collins, Officer Andrew	In Person
01:32:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:17	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Calderas, Adriene	In Person
00:30:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fisher, Sevy	Calderas, Salvador	In Person
01:08:26	Break
01:26:59	Witness Cross Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Calderas, Salvador	In Person
02:04:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fisher, Sevy	Calderas, Salvador	Other
02:06:43	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Calderas, Salvador	In Person
02:08:54	End of Session

Salvador Calderas v. Andrew Collins, et al.

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Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:41	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Morris, Dr. Andrew	In Person
00:31:46	Witness Cross Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Morris, Dr. Andrew	In Person
00:50:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Morris, Dr. Andrew	In Person
00:55:21	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Lee, Detective Matthew	In Person
01:04:55	Witness Cross Examination	Kurtz, Christian	Lee, Detective Matthew	In Person
01:09:28	Break
01:17:35	General Case Activities
01:24:45	Witness Direct Examination		Alberstone, Dr. Cary	Video Recording
02:01:19	General Case Activities
02:03:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:30	Witness Direct Examination	Kurtz, Christian	Fowler, Valerie		In Person
00:49:09	Witness Cross Examination	Fisher, Sevy	Fowler, Valerie		In Person
01:06:59	Break
01:17:51	Witness Direct Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Rosen, Dr. Charles MD	Orthopedics	In Person
01:30:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Witness Direct Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Rosen, Dr. Charles MD	Orthopedics	In Person
00:19:37	Witness Cross Examination	Fisher, Sevy	Rosen, Dr. Charles MD	Orthopedics	In Person
00:52:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Rosen, Dr. Charles MD	Orthopedics	In Person
00:57:55	Break
01:24:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wesierski, Christopher	Rosen, Dr. Charles MD	Orthopedics	In Person
01:26:57	General Case Activities
02:09:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:57	Closing Statement	Sanchez, Jason
00:32:47	Break
00:41:05	Closing Statement	Sanchez, Jason
01:03:13	Closing Statement	Wesierski, Christopher
01:30:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:38	Closing Statement	Wesierski, Christopher
00:36:53	Closing Statement	Fisher, Sevy
01:10:08	General Case Activities
01:14:00	Break
01:33:45	General Case Activities
01:49:42	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:33	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:01	General Case Activities
		00:17:23	End of Session