The injuries to the plaintiff were significant and not contested at trial. The plaintiff presented twelve witnesses over the course of the two day trial, eight of whom discussed the damages. The four liability witnesses included the defendant driver, two independent eyewitnesses and an accident reconstructionist. The defendants presented three liability witnesses, including the driver, a witness who spoke to the driver on the phone prior the accident (to refute claims the driver was on the phone when the accident occurred) and the company owner.
Although the direct testimony of the defendants’ witnesses was critical, the most compelling testimony came during the cross-examination of the plaintiff’s liability witnesses and the testimony of the two independent eyewitnesses, whose depositions were conducted at the behest of the defendants and presented at trial by video.
The jury deliberated for two hours and forty-five minutes before returning a verdict in favor of both defendants.