Cynthia Collins, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, et al.

Summary

In this Insurance litigation proceeding, plaintiff Cynthia Collins alleged State Farm Mutual Automobile Company for providing less Insurance coverage. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company was the insurance provider of Brian Putnam, who crashed his car into the plaintiffs car due to which the plaintiff suffered serious injury.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney Steven Kmiec. The defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and other defendants were represented by attorney Daniel O

Outcome

Medical Expenses: 60,093.84-Past, 0-Future
Loss Earnings: Past-10,000, Future-0
Non-Economic Damages: Past-5,000, Future-0

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Collins, Cynthia
Defense: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Verdict: $75,094

Judge: Jane Carroll
Jurisdiction: 1st Judicial District of Wisconsin
Court: Milwaukee County Courthouse

Case Number: 2008CV008253
Industry: Insurance
Practice Area: Insurance

Plaintiff

Collins, Cynthia

Represented By:
Kmiec, Steven (Kmiec Law Offices)

Defense

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Represented By:
O'Brien, Daniel (Halling and Cayo, S.C.)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Collins, Mr. Joshua	In Person
00:40:21	Break
01:10:48	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Van Scoyk, Dr. Allen	In Person
02:09:22	Break
02:40:16	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Van Scoyk, Dr. Allen	In Person
02:52:35	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Van Scoyk, Dr. Allen	In Person
03:00:52	End of Session

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
02:49:22	End of Session
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Shapira, Dr. Ira	In Person
01:33:32	Break
01:56:29	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Shapira, Dr. Ira	In Person

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Van Scoyk, Dr. Allen	In Person
00:04:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Van Scoyk, Dr. Allen	In Person
00:30:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Van Scoyk, Dr. Allen	In Person
00:33:34	Break
00:54:05	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Shapira, Dr. Ira	In Person
01:10:07	End of Session

MAR

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Cullum, Ann	Video Recording
00:25:45	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Cullum, Ann	Video Recording
00:52:46	Break
01:17:35	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Engebose, Cynthia	In Person
02:02:21	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Engebose, Cynthia	In Person
02:48:28	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Pietrantonio, Bruce	In Person
02:53:10	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Pietrantonio, Bruce	In Person
02:56:35	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Anderson, Daniel	In Person
00:11:42	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Anderson, Daniel	In Person
00:15:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Anderson, Daniel	In Person
00:20:54	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Gorelick, Dr. Jeffrey	Video Recording
00:44:05	Break
01:02:18	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Gorelick, Dr. Jeffrey	Video Recording
01:25:16	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Gorelick, Dr. Jeffrey	Video Recording
01:46:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Gorelick, Dr. Jeffrey	Video Recording
02:02:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Gorelick, Dr. Jeffrey	Video Recording
02:03:14	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Inga,	In Person
00:11:50	Witness Cross Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Inga,	In Person
00:55:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Inga,	In Person
01:00:15	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:00	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Nodon, Dr. Marc	In Person
00:50:36	Witness Cross Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Nodon, Dr. Marc	In Person
01:20:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Nodon, Dr. Marc	In Person
01:21:09	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Nodon, Dr. Marc	In Person
01:21:49	Break
01:58:00	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Hansen, Mr. Lowell	In Person
02:06:09	Witness Direct Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Collins, Mrs. Mary	In Person
02:23:50	Witness Cross Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Collins, Mrs. Mary	In Person
02:30:23	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Deforosia, Dr. John Joseph	In Person
01:11:10	Break
01:33:04	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Deforosia, Dr. John Joseph	In Person
02:04:11	Witness Cross Examination	O'Brien, Daniel	Deforosia, Dr. John Joseph	In Person
02:26:15	End of Session

MAR

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full except noted sections that were not recorded.

Cynthia Collins, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:38	Opening Statement	Kmiec, Steven
00:54:12	Opening Statement	O'Brien, Daniel
01:20:37	Break
01:32:02	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Collins, Mr. Joshua	In Person
01:46:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:43	Opening Statement	Kmiec, Steven
00:55:18	Opening Statement	O'Brien, Daniel
01:21:43	Break
01:33:08	Witness Direct Examination	Kmiec, Steven	Collins, Mr. Joshua	In Person
01:47:38	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:16	General Case Activities
		00:01:47	End of Session