Pryde v. Virginia Tech

Summary

Plaintiffs claim defendant university and its staff are responsible for the shooting deaths of students because they allegedly failed to properly warn students of earlier shootings that morning. The school contends that it acted appropriately in the matter.

Outcome

Plaintiffs' verdict for $8 million capped by Virginia law at $100,000.00.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Pryde, Harry
Defense: Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Verdict: $100,000

Judge: William Alexander
Jurisdiction: 27th Judicial Circuit of Virginia
Court: Montgomery County Circuit Court

Case Number: CL09005525-00
Industry: Education
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Pryde, Harry

Represented By:
Hall, Robert (Hall, Robert, Law Offices of)
Kernbach, Michael (Kernbach, Michael A , Law Offices of)

Defense

Virginia Polytechnic and State University

Represented By:
Broaddus, William (McGuire Woods LLP)
Messitt, Peter (Virginia Office of the Attorney General )

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:17	General Case Activities
00:22:09	General Case Activities
00:24:53	Opening Statement	Kernbach, Michael
01:10:08	Opening Statement	Hall, Robert
01:40:43	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

AM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

24 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

22 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

24 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

21 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

6 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in parts only. Available recordings do not represent the full proceeding.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:48	Witness Direct Examination	Kernbach, Michael	Thornhill, Karl	In Person
00:21:40	Witness Cross Examination	Broaddus, William	Thornhill, Karl	In Person
00:28:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kernbach, Michael	Thornhill, Karl	In Person
00:29:59	General Case Activities
00:31:18	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Haugh, Heather	In Person
00:45:17	Witness Cross Examination	Broaddus, William	Haugh, Heather	In Person
00:49:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Haugh, Heather	In Person
00:51:43	General Case Activities
00:53:14	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Machin-Scarpaci, Gilda	In Person
00:58:22	General Case Activities
01:02:17	General Case Activities
01:03:26	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Scarpaci, Prof. Joseph Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
01:11:20	General Case Activities
01:12:04	Witness Direct Examination	Kernbach, Michael	Albert, Joseph	In Person
02:06:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Messitt, Peter
00:40:49	General Case Activities
00:41:10	General Case Activities
00:43:51	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Krause, Kurt	In Person
01:03:08	Witness Cross Examination	Messitt, Peter	Krause, Kurt	In Person
01:13:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Krause, Kurt	In Person
01:16:56	General Case Activities
01:18:31	Witness Direct Examination	Kernbach, Michael	Eaton, Charles	In Person
01:23:56	General Case Activities
01:24:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Broaddus, William	Gallimore, Stephanie	In Person
00:27:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kernbach, Michael	Gallimore, Stephanie	In Person
00:48:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Broaddus, William	Gallimore, Stephanie	In Person
00:49:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kernbach, Michael	Gallimore, Stephanie	In Person
00:52:28	General Case Activities
00:52:59	General Case Activities
01:02:59	Witness Direct Examination	Kernbach, Michael	Massengill, William	In Person
01:18:49	Witness Cross Examination	Broaddus, William	Massengill, William	In Person
01:31:29	General Case Activities
01:45:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kernbach, Michael	Massengill, William	In Person
00:25:13	Witness Cross Examination	Broaddus, William	Massengill, William	In Person
00:55:50	General Case Activities
01:01:38	General Case Activities
01:02:26	Witness Direct Examination	Kernbach, Michael	Eaton, Charles	In Person
02:00:41	Witness Cross Examination	Broaddus, William	Eaton, Charles	In Person
02:13:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kernbach, Michael	Eaton, Charles	In Person
02:22:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Broaddus, William	Eaton, Charles	In Person
02:23:29	General Case Activities
02:24:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:17	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Byers, Ralph	In Person
00:12:38	General Case Activities
00:38:33	General Case Activities
00:39:15	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Byers, Ralph	In Person
01:14:05	Witness Cross Examination	Messitt, Peter	Byers, Ralph	In Person
01:24:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Byers, Ralph	In Person
01:27:24	General Case Activities
01:27:58	End of Session

Pryde v. Virginia Tech

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:45	General Case Activities
00:02:01	Witness Cross Examination	Broaddus, William	Flinchum, Wendell		In Person
00:35:00	General Case Activities
00:35:25	General Case Activities
00:36:59	General Case Activities
01:16:58	General Case Activities
01:18:06	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Hincker, Larry		In Person
01:44:48	Witness Cross Examination	Messitt, Peter	Hincker, Larry		In Person
01:50:37	General Case Activities
01:52:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Hincker, Larry		In Person
02:00:09	General Case Activities
02:01:45	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Laughery, Dr. Kenneth Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:09:52	General Case Activities	Messitt, Peter	Laughery, Dr. Kenneth Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:24:12	General Case Activities
02:25:43	General Case Activities
02:26:55	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Laughery, Dr. Kenneth Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
03:03:32	General Case Activities
03:03:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:23	Break
00:42:00	General Case Activities
00:58:42	General Case Activities
00:59:31	General Case Activities
01:01:19	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Rhulen, Harry		Transcript Reading
01:12:04	General Case Activities
01:12:58	Break
01:22:48	General Case Activities
01:23:01	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Rhulen, Harry		Transcript Reading
01:46:04	General Case Activities
01:46:48	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Doran, Karen	Other	Transcript Reading
02:38:21	Witness Cross Examination	Messitt, Peter	Doran, Karen	Other	Transcript Reading
02:40:17	General Case Activities
02:40:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:15	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Livingston, J. Robert	Transcript Reading
00:23:29	General Case Activities
00:23:58	Break
00:25:28	General Case Activities
00:26:14	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Steger, Dr. Charles	In Person
01:46:25	Witness Cross Examination	Broaddus, William	Steger, Dr. Charles	In Person
02:04:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Steger, Dr. Charles	In Person
02:13:00	General Case Activities
02:13:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:53	General Case Activities
00:08:38	General Case Activities
00:09:15	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Tecala, Mila	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:04:50	General Case Activities
01:05:45	General Case Activities
01:06:18	General Case Activities
01:18:44	General Case Activities
01:19:14	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Pryde, Karen		In Person
01:44:29	General Case Activities
01:44:52	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Pryde, R.W.		In Person
01:49:46	General Case Activities
01:50:23	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Pryde, Keith		In Person
02:00:09	General Case Activities
02:00:33	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Palmer, Leah		In Person
02:10:11	General Case Activities
02:10:49	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Peterson, Grafton		In Person
02:24:17	General Case Activities
02:24:56	Break
02:25:48	General Case Activities
02:26:54	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Peterson, Celeste		In Person
02:46:12	General Case Activities
02:46:53	General Case Activities
02:47:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:38	General Case Activities
00:09:56	Witness Direct Examination	Broaddus, William	Wright, James	Other	In Person
00:44:56	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, Robert	Wright, James	Other	In Person
01:13:19	General Case Activities
01:14:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:55	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, Robert	Wright, James	Other	In Person
00:08:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Broaddus, William	Wright, James	Other	In Person
00:13:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hall, Robert	Wright, James	Other	In Person
00:14:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Broaddus, William	Wright, James	Other	In Person
00:14:39	General Case Activities
00:15:21	General Case Activities
00:22:08	Witness Direct Examination	Messitt, Peter	Healy, Steven	Other	In Person
00:56:48	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, Robert	Healy, Steven	Other	In Person
01:39:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Messitt, Peter	Shealy, James	Pharmacy & Toxicology	In Person
01:42:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hall, Robert	Shealy, James	Pharmacy & Toxicology	In Person
01:46:05	General Case Activities
01:46:26	Break
02:00:41	General Case Activities
02:01:29	General Case Activities
02:02:13	Witness Direct Examination	Messitt, Peter	Wilkes, Lisa		In Person
02:17:23	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, Robert	Wilkes, Lisa		In Person
02:26:50	General Case Activities
02:27:39	Witness Direct Examination	Broaddus, William	Spencer, Dr. Edward Ph.D.		In Person
02:51:14	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, Robert	Spencer, Dr. Edward Ph.D.		In Person
02:58:06	General Case Activities
02:58:42	Witness Direct Examination	Messitt, Peter	Heidbreder, Kay		In Person
03:05:34	General Case Activities	Hall, Robert	Heidbreder, Kay		In Person
03:08:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Messitt, Peter	Heidbreder, Kay	In Person
00:17:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, Robert	Heidbreder, Kay	In Person
00:35:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Messitt, Peter	Heidbreder, Kay	In Person
00:36:26	General Case Activities
00:37:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:57	General Case Activities
00:02:16	General Case Activities
00:03:11	Witness Direct Examination	Broaddus, William	O'Rourke, Kim	In Person
00:10:59	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, Robert	O'Rourke, Kim	In Person
00:36:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Broaddus, William	O'Rourke, Kim	In Person
00:36:49	General Case Activities
00:37:26	Witness Direct Examination	Broaddus, William	Heidbreder, Kay	In Person
00:51:53	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, Robert	Heidbreder, Kay	In Person
00:56:16	General Case Activities
00:56:54	Break
01:04:02	General Case Activities
01:06:09	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, Robert	Heidbreder, Kay	In Person
01:27:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Broaddus, William	Heidbreder, Kay	In Person
01:31:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hall, Robert	Heidbreder, Kay	In Person
01:31:57	General Case Activities
01:32:25	General Case Activities
01:32:30	General Case Activities
01:32:46	Break
01:45:48	General Case Activities
01:50:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:37	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Haas, Lori	In Person
00:09:37	Witness Cross Examination	Broaddus, William	Haas, Lori	In Person
00:19:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hall, Robert	Haas, Lori	In Person
00:33:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Broaddus, William	Haas, Lori	In Person
00:37:07	General Case Activities
00:37:21	General Case Activities
00:37:49	Break
00:39:07	General Case Activities
00:58:24	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:58	General Case Activities
		00:04:11	General Case Activities
		00:04:44	Break
		00:06:29	General Case Activities
		00:09:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:38	General Case Activities
00:01:42	General Case Activities
00:21:37	Closing Statement	Hall, Robert
01:08:26	Closing Statement	Messitt, Peter
02:11:47	Closing Statement	Hall, Robert
02:27:14	General Case Activities
02:29:32	General Case Activities
02:32:24	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:08	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:27	General Case Activities
		00:02:09	General Case Activities
		00:02:56	General Case Activities
		00:08:07	End of Session