Defendant's Attorney: mark Zanotti

Description: Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a negligence theory.

Plaintiff, Alexandra Sparks, was an acquaintance of the Defendant. On the night o June 8, 2019, Alexandra Sparks was in a car with seven other individuals. She was setting in the passenger seat. During that time, Defendant, siting in the driver's seat ws flaunting his handgun around, spinning it on his finger in what could only be assumed as attempting to show off. During this event, the Defendant discharged the firearm striking A.S. in the left hand, injuring and permanently disabling and deforming the hand.

Defendants claimed that Plaintiff and Defendant went to a party. The gun was stole. They were "fooling" around with the gun when it went off.

Outcome: 03-01-2023 CTFREE


NIGHTINGALE, REBECCA; THIS CASE COMES ON FOR NON-JURY TRIAL, GLORIA SMITH, COURT REPORT, VICKI MCBRIDE AND A S A MINOR, PLAINTIFF, ZACHARY ENSLOW AND ANDREW ENSLOW PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF, YEZHANN MURO, DEFENDANT, MARK ZANOTTI, PRESENT FOR DEFENDANT. DETAILED MINUTE BELOW:

NOW ON THIS 1ST DAY OF MARCH, 2023, THE DISTRICT COURT OF TULSA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA CONVENES FOR A NON-JURY TRIAL. PRESENT AND PRESIDING: REBECCA B. NIGHTINGALE, DISTRICT JUDGE; GLORIA SMITH, COURT REPORTER, YALONDA CASE, MINUTE CLERK. PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS WERE HAD TO WIT:

CASE NUMBER: CJ-2021-1566
VICKI MCBRIDE AND A S A MINOR V YEZHANN MURO

THE CASE IS CALLED FOR NON-JURY TRIAL. BOTH SIDES PRESENT IN OPEN COURT AND ANNOUNCE READY FOR TRIAL. PLAINTIFF VICKI MCBRIDE, AND A A S MINOR IS PRESENT IN PERSON WITH COUNSEL ZACH ENLOW AND ANDREW ENLOW, . DEFENDANT YEZHANN MURO IS PRESENT IN PERSON WITH COUNSEL MARK ZANOTTI.



RULE OF SEQUESTRATION OPENING STATEMENT IS MADE BY PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY. OPENING STATEMENT IS MADE BY DEFENDANTS ATTORNEY. SIX (5) WITNESSES ARE SWORN. GLORIA SMITH, COURT REPORTER. PLAINTIFF PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS AFTER FIVE (4) WITNESSES. PLAINTIFF WITNESSES: ERIN BLACKWELL, KATEN ADAMS, ALEXANDRA SPARKS AND VICKI MCBRIDE. PLAINTIFF REST. DEFENDANT'S DEMURRER TO EVIDENCE IS DENIED, DEFENDANT REST, NO MOTIONS. DEFENDANT WITNESS, YEZHANN MURO, DEFENDANT, YEZHANN MURO. DEFENDANTS COUNSEL PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS AFTER ONE (1) WITNESS.

CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE MADE.

VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF, VICKI MCBRIDE - $11,800.00, PAIN & SUFFERING AND MEDICAL BILLS.



VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF ALEXANDRA SPARKS - CLAIM FOR PAIN & SUFFERING - $25,000.00

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