Lord v. Walt Disney Co.

Summary

Plaintiff suffered two fractures of his right leg and ankle on October 19, 2007, after he fell while attempting to move aluminum deck chairs that had been improperly loaded with a forklift onto a flat bed trailer that the plaintiff had brought to Walt Disney World's property control department. Although plaintiff was a Disney employee he was not acting within the scope of his employment when the injury occurred.

The jury found damages of $215,872.44, and apportioned negligence equally between the plaintiff and the defendant.

Outcome

Fault: Disney-50% Lord-50%
Past Medical Expense: 78,525.86
Lost Wages: Past-5,346.58, Future-0
Non-Economic Damages: Past-66,000, Future-66,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Lord, Charles
Defense: Walt Disney Company
Verdict: $215,872

Judge: Thomas Turner
Jurisdiction: 9th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Orange County Courthouse

Case Number: 48-2008-CA-021598
Industry: Entertainment
Practice Area: Tort Law, Negligence

Plaintiff

Lord, Charles

Represented By:
Zirkle, Scott (Bogin Munns & Munns, P.A.)
Cornelius, Mark (Bogin Munns & Munns, P.A.)

Defense

Walt Disney Company

Represented By:
Spengler, Kurt (Wicker Smith)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:25	General Case Activities	Cornelius, Mark	Snook, Walter	In Person
00:13:00	General Case Activities	Spengler, Kurt	Snook, Walter	In Person
00:18:30	Break
00:26:10	General Case Activities
00:28:30	Opening Statement	Zirkle, Scott
00:59:20	Opening Statement	Spengler, Kurt
01:25:00	Witness Direct Examination	Cornelius, Mark	Colvin, Woleska	In Person
01:34:40	Witness Cross Examination	Spengler, Kurt	Colvin, Woleska	In Person
01:38:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cornelius, Mark	Colvin, Woleska	In Person
01:41:30	Break
01:43:55	General Case Activities		Colvin, Woleska	In Person
01:46:29	Witness Direct Examination	Cornelius, Mark	Brown, Jeffrey	In Person
02:10:30	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:02:00	General Case Activities
00:03:12	Witness Cross Examination	Spengler, Kurt	Brown, Jeffrey	In Person
00:14:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cornelius, Mark	Brown, Jeffrey	In Person
00:22:20	Witness Direct Examination	Zirkle, Scott	Cole, Luther	In Person
00:35:30	Break
00:55:00	Witness Direct Examination	Zirkle, Scott	Cole, Luther	In Person
01:04:40	Witness Cross Examination	Spengler, Kurt	Cole, Luther	In Person
01:13:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zirkle, Scott	Cole, Luther	In Person
01:16:20	General Case Activities
01:17:09	General Case Activities		Cole, Luther	In Person
01:18:56	Witness Direct Examination	Zirkle, Scott	Vaiarella, Richard	In Person
02:08:40	Break
02:31:08	Witness Cross Examination	Spengler, Kurt	Vaiarella, Richard	In Person
02:39:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Spengler, Kurt	Vaiarella, Richard	In Person
02:44:55	Witness Direct Examination	Zirkle, Scott	Cole, Dr. J.D.	Video Recording
03:26:02	Witness Cross Examination	Spengler, Kurt	Cole, Dr. J.D.	Video Recording
03:35:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zirkle, Scott	Cole, Dr. J.D.	Video Recording
03:36:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Spengler, Kurt	Cole, Dr. J.D.	Video Recording
03:38:14	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:37	General Case Activities
00:00:52	General Case Activities
00:02:42	Witness Direct Examination	Cornelius, Mark	Panaccio, Geri	In Person
00:24:31	Witness Cross Examination	Spengler, Kurt	Panaccio, Geri	In Person
00:42:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cornelius, Mark	Panaccio, Geri	In Person
00:46:12	Witness Direct Examination	Cornelius, Mark	Knox, Mary	In Person
01:13:27	Break
01:15:16	Witness Direct Examination	Cornelius, Mark	Knox, Mary	In Person
01:15:47	Break
01:36:20	Witness Direct Examination	Cornelius, Mark	Knox, Mary	In Person
01:55:02	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Yolanda	Knox, Mary	In Person
02:02:37	Witness Direct Examination	Zirkle, Scott	Wetland, Dr. Ryan	Video Recording
02:17:07	Witness Cross Examination	Spengler, Kurt	Wetland, Dr. Ryan	Video Recording
02:18:10	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:04	General Case Activities
00:00:39	Witness Direct Examination	Cornelius, Mark	Bennett, Dr. David D.C.	In Person
00:24:24	Witness Cross Examination	Spengler, Kurt	Bennett, Dr. David D.C.	In Person
00:40:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cornelius, Mark	Bennett, Dr. David D.C.	In Person
00:42:44	Break
00:44:44	General Case Activities		Bennett, Dr. David D.C.	In Person
00:50:54	Break
01:16:34	Witness Direct Examination	Zirkle, Scott	Lord, Charles	In Person
02:44:14	Break
02:54:14	Witness Direct Examination	Zirkle, Scott	Lord, Charles	In Person
03:34:34	Witness Cross Examination	Spengler, Kurt	Lord, Charles	In Person
04:00:59	Break
04:15:59	General Case Activities		Lord, Charles	In Person
04:21:14	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:00	General Case Activities
00:01:15	General Case Activities
00:04:25	Witness Direct Examination	Spengler, Kurt	Brickman, Mr. Dennis P.E.	In Person
01:19:24	Witness Cross Examination	Cornelius, Mark	Brickman, Mr. Dennis P.E.	In Person
01:55:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Spengler, Kurt	Brickman, Mr. Dennis P.E.	In Person
01:58:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Cornelius, Mark	Brickman, Mr. Dennis P.E.	In Person
02:01:45	Break
02:08:20	General Case Activities		Brickman, Mr. Dennis P.E.	In Person
02:14:00	General Case Activities		Brickman, Mr. Dennis P.E.	In Person
02:17:30	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

SEP

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Lord v. Walt Disney Co.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:15	General Case Activities
00:02:00	Closing Statement	Cornelius, Mark
00:37:30	Closing Statement	Spengler, Kurt
01:08:18	Closing Statement	Cornelius, Mark
01:16:45	Break
01:38:45	General Case Activities
01:56:00	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:04	General Case Activities
		00:00:59	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:26	General Case Activities
		00:03:52	General Case Activities
		00:06:42	End of Session