Johns v. Suzuki Motor Corp., et al.

Summary

In this product liability case, plaintiffs claim defective brakes on a motorcycle manufactured by defendants led to a crash that injured plaintiff driver's neck and spine.

Outcome

Jury finds for the Plaintiffs in the amount of
10.5 million for Adrian Johns
2 million loss of consortium claim

Apportionment Percentages
49% Adrian Johns
45 %Suzuki Motors Corporation
6% Suzuki Motors of America

*There maybe some dispute on the apportionment

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Johns, Adrian & Gwen
Defense: Suzuki Motor Corp.
Verdict: $12,500,000

Judge: W. Dettmering
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Douglas County
Court: State Court of Georgia, Douglas County

Case Number: 14SV00043
Industry: Transportation
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Johns, Adrian & Gwen

Defense

Suzuki Motor Corp.

Represented By:
Riggs, Randall (Frost Brown Todd LLC )
Goldman, Michael (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:24	Opening Statement	Edwards, Randy
00:57:52	Opening Statement	Riggs, Randall
01:34:32	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Edwards, Randy	Hernandez, Robert	In Person
		01:29:01	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Edwards, Randy	Hernandez, Robert	In Person
01:01:12	Witness Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Hernandez, Robert	In Person
01:05:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Edwards, Randy	Hernandez, Robert	In Person
01:11:44	Witness Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Freeman, Norris	In Person
01:36:27	Break
02:03:07	Witness Cross Examination	Goldman, Michael	Freeman, Norris	In Person
02:19:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Freeman, Norris	In Person
02:21:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Goldman, Michael	Freeman, Norris	In Person
02:24:57	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Mcarthur, Andrew	Video Recording
02:54:09	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Edwards, Randy	Eskew, Ed	In Person
00:40:12	Witness Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Eskew, Ed	In Person
00:54:26	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Edwards, Randy	Eskew, Ed	In Person
01:07:53	Break
01:39:39	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Johns, Adrian	In Person
02:13:57	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Johns, Adrian	In Person
01:04:59	Break
01:27:49	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Johns, Adrian	In Person
01:44:58	Witness Cross Examination	Riggs, Randall	Johns, Adrian	In Person
02:28:11	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Riggs, Randall	Johns, Adrian	In Person
00:29:18	Break
01:01:33	General Case Activities
01:03:10	Witness Cross Examination	Riggs, Randall	Johns, Adrian	In Person
02:03:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Johns, Adrian	In Person
02:14:35	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Riggs, Randall	Johns, Adrian	In Person
02:18:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Johns, Adrian	In Person
02:19:33	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Edwards, Randy	Matsumoto, Mr.	In Person
00:35:17	Break
01:01:36	Witness Cross Examination	Edwards, Randy	Matsumoto, Mr.	In Person
01:11:44	Witness Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Matsumoto, Mr.	In Person
01:16:25	Break
01:31:53	Witness Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Matsumoto, Mr.	In Person
01:43:58	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Edwards, Randy	Matsumoto, Mr.	In Person
01:58:08	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Kudo, Takao	Video Recording
00:19:28	Break
01:11:36	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Hyatt, Jeffrey	In Person
01:43:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Hyatt, Jeffrey	In Person
01:00:33	Break
01:55:53	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Hyatt, Jeffrey	In Person
02:32:41	Witness Cross Examination	Riggs, Randall	Hyatt, Jeffrey	In Person
03:16:20	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Riggs, Randall	Hyatt, Jeffrey	In Person
01:13:34	Break
01:32:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Hyatt, Jeffrey	In Person
01:40:29	Break
01:53:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Hyatt, Jeffrey	In Person
02:02:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Riggs, Randall	Hyatt, Jeffrey	In Person
02:10:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Hyatt, Jeffrey	In Person
02:11:43	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Buckley, William	In Person
00:24:33	Witness Cross Examination	Goldman, Michael	Buckley, William	In Person
00:47:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Buckley, William	In Person
00:48:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Goldman, Michael	Buckley, William	In Person
00:49:35	Witness Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Ross, Lakesha	In Person
00:58:44	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Muthig, Steve	Video Recording
01:18:28	Break
01:57:26	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	King, Dr. Paul M.D.	Video Recording
02:52:25	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Other

12 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Price, Sandra	In Person
00:09:22	Witness Cross Examination	Goldman, Michael	Price, Sandra	In Person
00:12:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Price, Sandra	In Person
00:14:52	Witness Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Hunt, Michael	In Person
00:23:12	Witness Cross Examination	Goldman, Michael	Hunt, Michael	In Person
00:25:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Hunt, Michael	In Person
00:27:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Goldman, Michael	Hunt, Michael	In Person
00:30:45	Break
00:49:50	Witness Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Spearman, Dr. David M.D.	Video Recording
01:23:37	Witness Cross Examination	Goldman, Michael	Spearman, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:55:31	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Banks, Lee	In Person
00:08:45	Witness Cross Examination	Goldman, Michael	Banks, Lee	In Person
00:11:28	Witness Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Johns, Aaron	In Person
00:18:44	Witness Cross Examination	Goldman, Michael	Johns, Aaron	In Person
00:20:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Johns, Aaron	In Person
00:21:26	Witness Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Carter, Tommy	In Person
00:26:25	Witness Cross Examination	Goldman, Michael	Carter, Tommy	In Person
00:28:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Johns, Margaret	In Person
00:56:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Gerard, Derrick	Video Recording
01:11:20	End of Session

FEB

PM Session

Other

11 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Kinsey, Christopher	In Person
00:29:55	Witness Cross Examination	Goldman, Michael	Kinsey, Christopher	In Person
00:48:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sherrod, John	Kinsey, Christopher	In Person
00:52:11	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Goldman, Michael	Maxwell, Detective Douglas Jr.	In Person
00:27:37	Witness Cross Examination	Sherrod, John	Maxwell, Detective Douglas Jr.	In Person
00:59:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Goldman, Michael	Maxwell, Detective Douglas Jr.	In Person
01:01:30	Break
01:24:00	Witness Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Hoover, Mr. Todd	In Person
02:31:48	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Hoover, Mr. Todd	In Person
		00:04:20	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Hoover, Mr. Todd	In Person
00:51:05	Break
01:01:41	Witness Cross Examination	Edwards, Randy	Hoover, Mr. Todd	In Person
02:17:42	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Edwards, Randy	Hoover, Mr. Todd	In Person
00:00:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Hoover, Mr. Todd	In Person
00:02:00	Witness Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Breen, Mr. Kevin	In Person
01:18:30	Break
01:43:31	Witness Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Breen, Mr. Kevin	In Person
02:24:04	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Breen, Mr. Kevin	In Person
00:12:30	Break
00:22:20	Witness Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Breen, Mr. Kevin	In Person
00:27:14	Witness Cross Examination	Edwards, Randy	Breen, Mr. Kevin	In Person
01:16:05	Break
01:39:32	Witness Cross Examination	Edwards, Randy	Breen, Mr. Kevin	In Person
01:47:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Breen, Mr. Kevin	In Person
01:52:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Edwards, Randy	Breen, Mr. Kevin	In Person
02:03:52	General Case Activities
02:08:20	End of Session

FEB

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Paul, David	In Person
00:13:35	Witness Cross Examination	Riggs, Randall	Paul, David	In Person
00:23:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Edwards, Randy	Paul, David	In Person
00:25:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Riggs, Randall	Paul, David	In Person
00:30:35	General Case Activities
00:32:20	General Case Activities
01:27:02	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Piland, Paul	Augustine, Serge	Transcript Reading
00:05:11	General Case Activities
00:07:37	Witness Direct Examination	Piland, Paul	Trujillo, Christine	Transcript Reading
00:15:24	General Case Activities
00:50:26	Witness Direct Examination	Piland, Paul	Soliaire, Thomas	Transcript Reading
00:58:56	General Case Activities
01:22:07	Break
01:38:41	General Case Activities
01:52:32	Witness Direct Examination	Riggs, Randall	Shahim, Officer Shahim	Transcript Reading
02:06:27	General Case Activities
02:15:43	End of Session

Johns v. Suzuki Motor Corp., et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:00	Witness Direct Examination	Piland, Paul	Gerard, Derrick	Video Recording
00:28:00	General Case Activities
00:34:46	Witness Cross Examination	Riggs, Randall	Gerard, Derrick	Video Recording
00:47:20	General Case Activities
00:53:00	Break
01:02:37	General Case Activities
01:05:20	Witness Direct Examination	Piland, Paul	Nichols, Sergio	Video Recording
01:19:00	General Case Activities
01:43:53	Witness Direct Examination	Piland, Paul	Nepherr, Josh	Video Recording
02:11:07	General Case Activities
02:24:59	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:48:10	Break
		01:55:00	General Case Activities
		02:02:13	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:21:50	Break
		02:23:53	General Case Activities
		02:27:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Edwards, Randy
00:46:00	Closing Statement	Riggs, Randall
02:39:17	Break
02:48:15	General Case Activities
02:51:53	End of Session