Talia Wise v. Six Flags, et al.

Summary

A California state court jury cleared Six Flags Magic Mountain of all liability last September in a long-running lawsuit alleging a roller coaster at the amusement park caused a girl's traumatic brain injury.

The Los Angeles County jury returned their verdict one day after hearing closing arguments in a trial that began on on August 4. They found in a 10-2 decision that the Green Lantern coaster did not cause injuries to plaintiff Talia Wise, who claimed the ride caused damage to her brain in 2015 when she was 13-years-old.

Outcome

Verdict for defendant.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Wise, Talia
Defense: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

Judge: Stephen Czuleger
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court: Spring Street Courthouse

Case Number: BC679307
Industry: Entertainment
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Wise, Talia

Defense

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

Expert Witnesses

SESSIONS WITH Angela Agrusa

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:20	Witness Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Jones, Brian	In Person
01:17:03	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Jones, Brian	In Person
01:50:23	Break
02:15:18	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Jones, Brian	In Person
02:45:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Jones, Brian	In Person
03:07:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Jones, Brian	In Person
03:18:08	Break
03:44:52	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Thompson, Aidan	Video Conference
03:53:59	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Thompson, Aidan	Video Conference
04:02:08	Witness Direct Examination		Agrusa, Angela	Video Recording
04:28:35	Witness Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Pribonic, Edward	In Person
04:53:38	End of Session

AUG

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Gibson, Dr. Douglas	In Person
01:18:30	Break
01:37:05	Witness Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Gibson, Dr. Douglas	In Person
01:49:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Gibson, Dr. Douglas	In Person
02:00:37	Witness Direct Examination	Amaro, Michael	King, Dr. Brian	In Person
02:39:48	Witness Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	King, Dr. Brian	In Person
03:00:28	End of Session

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Talia Wise v. Six Flags, et al.

Summary

Outcome

SESSIONS WITH Angela Agrusa

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:33	Opening Statement	Lagomarsino, Andre
01:33:24	Break
01:52:04	Opening Statement	Cherazaie , Sanaz
03:15:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:51	Witness Direct Examination	Ford, Cory	Bell, Anastasia	In Person
01:02:42	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Bell, Anastasia	In Person
01:30:37	Break
01:50:25	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Bell, Anastasia	In Person
01:56:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ford, Cory	Bell, Anastasia	In Person
02:00:10	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Bell, Anastasia	In Person
02:01:44	Witness Direct Examination	Jergenson , Taylor	Seldin, Robin	Video Conference
02:37:13	Witness Cross Examination	Ford, Cory	Seldin, Robin	Video Conference
02:55:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jergenson , Taylor	Seldin, Robin	Video Conference
02:57:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:28	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Miyahira, Justin	In Person
01:45:52	Break
02:05:38	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Miyahira, Justin	In Person
02:56:39	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Miyahira, Justin	In Person
03:24:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:33	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Miyahira, Justin	In Person
00:19:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Miyahira, Justin	In Person
00:37:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Miyahira, Justin	In Person
00:38:39	Witness Direct Examination	Jergenson , Taylor	Douglas, Salome	Video Conference
01:02:36	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Douglas, Salome	Video Conference
01:13:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jergenson , Taylor	Douglas, Salome	Video Conference
01:18:07	Witness Direct Examination	Jergenson , Taylor	Cohn, Morgan	In Person
01:28:12	Break
01:47:37	Witness Direct Examination	Amaro, Michael	Cohn, Morgan	In Person
01:56:17	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Cohn, Morgan	In Person
02:01:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jergenson , Taylor	Cohn, Morgan	In Person
02:06:19	Witness Direct Examination		Bercerra, Amanda	Video Recording
02:43:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:42	Witness Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Chickola, Lawrence	In Person
01:26:20	Break
01:46:05	Witness Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Chickola, Lawrence	In Person
02:44:45	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Chickola, Lawrence	In Person
03:10:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:19	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Chickola, Lawrence	In Person
01:14:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Chickola, Lawrence	In Person
01:26:26	Break
01:49:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Chickola, Lawrence	In Person
02:00:49	Witness Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Jones, Brian	In Person
02:57:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:59	Witness Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Pribonic, Edward	In Person
00:56:32	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Pribonic, Edward	In Person
01:27:57	Break
01:48:02	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Pribonic, Edward	In Person
02:43:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Pribonic, Edward	In Person
02:51:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Amaro, Michael	Pribonic, Edward	In Person
02:58:21	Witness Direct Examination		Patell, Jadori	Transcript Reading
03:13:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:16	Witness Direct Examination		Patell, Jadori	Transcript Reading
00:27:10	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Stocker, Dr. David	Video Conference
01:22:15	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Stocker, Dr. David	Video Conference
01:47:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Stocker, Dr. David	Video Conference
01:50:30	Break
02:11:44	Witness Direct Examination		Kelly, Vincent	Transcript Reading
02:55:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:37	Witness Direct Examination		Branch, Dr. Nicholas	Video Recording
01:22:33	Break
01:39:50	Witness Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Shah, Russell	In Person
03:22:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:48	Witness Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Shah, Russell	In Person
00:06:30	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Shah, Russell	In Person
00:53:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Shah, Russell	In Person
01:09:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Shah, Russell	In Person
01:11:24	Witness Direct Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Kanner, Dr. Andrew M.D.	Video Conference
01:40:45	Break
01:58:25	Witness Direct Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Kanner, Dr. Andrew M.D.	Video Conference
02:18:21	Witness Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Kanner, Dr. Andrew M.D.	Video Conference
02:59:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Kanner, Dr. Andrew M.D.	Video Conference
03:01:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:57	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Safier, Amy	Video Conference
00:29:53	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Safier, Amy	Video Conference
00:49:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Safier, Amy	Video Conference
00:52:08	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Safier, Amy	Video Conference
00:53:48	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Hanagami, Blake	In Person
01:35:02	Break
01:54:16	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Hanagami, Blake	In Person
02:14:43	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Hanagami, Blake	In Person
02:34:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Hanagami, Blake	In Person
02:45:55	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Hanagami, Blake	In Person
02:48:37	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Holden, Dorian	In Person
03:20:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:44	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Holden, Dorian	In Person
00:43:23	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Holden, Dorian	In Person
01:25:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Holden, Dorian	In Person
01:31:06	Break
01:50:10	Witness Direct Examination		Corbin, Christine	Transcript Reading
02:04:04	Witness Direct Examination		Naegle, Paula	Transcript Reading
02:27:47	Witness Direct Examination		Baker, DeAnn	Transcript Reading
02:53:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:16	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Burkhart, Timothy	In Person
01:22:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:17	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Burkhart, Timothy	In Person
00:07:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Burkhart, Timothy	In Person
00:38:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Burkhart, Timothy	In Person
00:52:05	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Dofflow, Timothy	In Person
01:07:44	Witness Cross Examination		Dofflow, Timothy	In Person
01:36:07	Break
01:52:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Dofflow, Timothy	In Person
02:05:46	Witness Re-Cross Examination		Dofflow, Timothy	In Person
02:13:32	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Lescinski, Lynn	Video Conference
02:34:36	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Lescinski, Lynn	Video Conference
02:57:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Lescinski, Lynn	Video Conference
02:59:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:27	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Burkhart, Timothy	In Person
00:31:59	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Burkhart, Timothy	In Person
01:24:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:28	Witness Direct Examination	Ford, Cory	Hansen, Hailey	Video Conference
00:25:35	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Hansen, Hailey	Video Conference
00:54:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ford, Cory	Hansen, Hailey	Video Conference
00:58:34	Witness Direct Examination	Ford, Cory	Lewis, Areinna	Video Conference
01:12:16	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Lewis, Areinna	Video Conference
01:17:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ford, Cory	Lewis, Areinna	Video Conference
01:18:59	Break
01:39:59	Witness Direct Examination		Still, Dr. Jonathan	Transcript Reading
02:32:51	Witness Direct Examination		Velez-Ruiz, Dr. Naymee	Video Recording
03:35:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:55	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Hudgins, Jeffrey	Video Conference
01:00:35	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Hudgins, Jeffrey	Video Conference
01:24:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Hudgins, Jeffrey	Video Conference
01:30:50	Break
01:52:29	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Reyes, Christino	Video Conference
02:14:35	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Reyes, Christino	Video Conference
02:40:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Reyes, Christino	Video Conference
02:43:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Reyes, Christino	Video Conference
02:44:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:22	Witness Direct Examination		Marinoni, Christin	Video Recording
00:30:58	Witness Direct Examination		Terriquez, Jennie	Video Recording
01:21:31	Witness Direct Examination	Ford, Cory	Wise, Julie	In Person
01:37:24	Break
01:56:51	Witness Direct Examination	Ford, Cory	Wise, Julie	In Person
03:08:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:08	Witness Direct Examination	Ford, Cory	Wise, Julie	In Person
00:36:14	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Wise, Julie	In Person
01:38:50	Break
01:59:09	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Wise, Julie	In Person
02:34:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ford, Cory	Wise, Julie	In Person
02:48:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Wise, Julie	In Person
02:53:07	Witness Direct Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Yates, Jackson	In Person
03:10:52	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Yates, Jackson	In Person
03:21:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:29	Witness Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Biesbroeck, Dr. Eric	In Person
00:39:02	Witness Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Biesbroeck, Dr. Eric	In Person
01:19:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Biesbroeck, Dr. Eric	In Person
01:30:08	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Amaro, Michael	Biesbroeck, Dr. Eric	In Person
01:35:01	Break
01:55:21	Witness Direct Examination	Karpel, Donald	Fazzini, Dr. Enrico M.D.	In Person
03:23:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:28	Witness Direct Examination	Ford, Cory	Wise, Talia	In Person
00:45:08	Witness Cross Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Wise, Talia	In Person
01:18:39	Break
01:43:16	Witness Direct Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Gibson, Dr. Douglas	In Person
03:12:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:39	Witness Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Gibson, Dr. Douglas	In Person
00:06:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:15	Witness Direct Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Rey, Dr. Gustavo	Video Conference
00:21:53	Witness Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Rey, Dr. Gustavo	Video Conference
00:53:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Rey, Dr. Gustavo	Video Conference
00:59:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Rey, Dr. Gustavo	Video Conference
01:01:37	Break
01:23:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Rey, Dr. Gustavo	Video Conference
01:28:11	Witness Direct Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Nager, Dr. Alan	In Person
02:34:01	Witness Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Nager, Dr. Alan	In Person
02:51:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:11	Witness Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Nager, Dr. Alan	In Person
00:19:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Nager, Dr. Alan	In Person
00:29:14	Witness Direct Examination	Amaro, Michael	Corbin, Christine	Video Conference
00:43:26	Witness Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Corbin, Christine	Video Conference
01:01:07	Witness Direct Examination	Amaro, Michael	Voss, Daniel	In Person
01:36:51	Break
01:58:14	Witness Direct Examination	Amaro, Michael	Voss, Daniel	In Person
02:16:36	Witness Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Voss, Daniel	In Person
02:48:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Amaro, Michael	Voss, Daniel	In Person
03:02:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Voss, Daniel	In Person
03:09:46	Witness Direct Examination		Hoye, Destiny	Transcript Reading
03:41:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:25	Witness Direct Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Nudleman, Dr. Kenneth	In Person
00:53:38	Witness Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Nudleman, Dr. Kenneth	In Person
01:41:33	Break
02:06:27	Witness Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Nudleman, Dr. Kenneth	In Person
02:28:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cherazaie , Sanaz	Nudleman, Dr. Kenneth	In Person
02:44:02	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lagomarsino, Andre	Nudleman, Dr. Kenneth	In Person
02:45:57	Witness Direct Examination	Amaro, Michael	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	In Person
03:17:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:25	Closing Statement	Lagomarsino, Andre
01:57:47	Break
02:17:00	Closing Statement	Amaro, Michael
02:54:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:15	Closing Statement	Amaro, Michael
01:34:59	Break
01:54:33	Closing Statement	Lagomarsino, Andre
02:30:07	General Case Activities
03:17:17	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:05	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:41	General Case Activities
		00:05:25	End of Session