Danilo Emmanuel, Rose-May Fleurime v. Ford Motor Company

Summary

The first CVN-covered proceeding in this case ended in mistrial.

In this automotive products liability litigation proceeding, plaintiffs, Danilo Emmanuel and Rose-May Fleurime, claim Jonathan Emmanuel died in a crash involving a 2005 model Ford Focus manufactured by the defendant. The plaintiffs argued that the Focus' lack of electronic stability control, which was not a standard feature on the vehicle, led to the fatal crash.

Read about CVN's coverage of the first CVN-recorded trial in the case:

http://cvn.com/proceedings/danilo-emmanuel-rose-may-fleurime-v-ford-motor-company-trial-2012-09-19 .

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Emmanuel, Danilo
Defense: Ford Motor Co Inc

Judge: Jack Tuter
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: CACE07022392
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Emmanuel, Danilo

Defense

Ford Motor Co Inc

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:04:10	Opening Statement	Baumberger, Charles
01:53:58	Break
02:14:05	Opening Statement	Baumberger, Charles
02:49:33	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Hernandez, Corporal Martin	In Person
00:40:13	Witness Cross Examination	Medina, Sergio	Hernandez, Corporal Martin	In Person
01:22:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Hernandez, Corporal Martin	In Person
01:35:14	Break
01:57:02	General Case Activities
02:01:21	Witness Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Brown, Todd	Video Recording
03:00:34	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Gilbert, Micky PE	In Person
01:36:54	Break
02:02:06	Witness Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Gilbert, Micky PE	In Person
02:52:25	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Gilbert, Micky PE	In Person
01:21:17	Break
01:44:22	Witness Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Gilbert, Micky PE	In Person
02:34:14	Witness Cross Examination	Croftchik, Todd	Gilbert, Micky PE	In Person
02:54:49	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Croftchik, Todd	Gilbert, Micky PE	In Person
01:25:46	Break
01:49:20	Witness Cross Examination	Croftchik, Todd	Gilbert, Micky PE	In Person
02:13:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Gilbert, Micky PE	In Person
02:34:13	General Case Activities		Gilbert, Micky PE	In Person
02:36:45	Break
03:15:56	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Wheelock, Robert	Video Recording
01:07:32	Break
01:33:26	Witness Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Lapointe, Jim	In Person
02:50:28	Witness Cross Examination	Medina, Sergio	Lapointe, Jim	In Person
03:08:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Lapointe, Jim	In Person
03:10:38	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Allen, David	In Person
00:22:43	Witness Cross Examination	Medina, Sergio	Allen, David	In Person
00:27:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Allen, David	In Person
00:31:04	Witness Direct Examination	Connolly, Lincoln	Bredy, Odney	In Person
01:08:20	Witness Cross Examination	Schiferl, Kevin	Bredy, Odney	In Person
01:26:40	Break
02:10:41	Witness Cross Examination	Schiferl, Kevin	Bredy, Odney	In Person
02:12:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Connolly, Lincoln	Bredy, Odney	In Person
02:15:53	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Connolly, Lincoln	Bredy, Bryan	In Person
00:35:52	Break
00:40:11	Witness Direct Examination	Connolly, Lincoln	Bredy, Bryan	In Person
00:44:26	Witness Cross Examination	Schiferl, Kevin	Bredy, Bryan	In Person
01:13:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Connolly, Lincoln	Bredy, Bryan	In Person
01:21:19	General Case Activities		Bredy, Bryan	In Person
01:25:47	End of Session

SEP

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:39:30	Witness Cross Examination	Schiferl, Kevin	Dean, Steven	In Person
00:45:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Dean, Steven	In Person
00:51:47	General Case Activities		Dean, Steven	In Person
02:11:14	General Case Activities
01:16:48	Witness Direct Examination	Schiferl, Kevin	Tandy, Mr. Donald	In Person
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:04	Witness Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Dean, Steven	In Person
02:15:22	End of Session
00:57:52	Break

SEP

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schiferl, Kevin	Tandy, Mr. Donald	In Person
00:16:26	Witness Cross Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Tandy, Mr. Donald	In Person
01:43:32	Break
02:00:35	Witness Cross Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Tandy, Mr. Donald	In Person
02:22:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schiferl, Kevin	Tandy, Mr. Donald	In Person
02:28:28	General Case Activities
02:30:45	End of Session

SEP

PM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

SEP

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

Danilo Emmanuel, Rose-May Fleurime v. Ford Motor Company

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:10	Opening Statement	Schiferl, Kevin
01:08:14	Break
01:25:28	General Case Activities
01:36:05	Witness Direct Examination	Connolly, Lincoln	Boraks, Lee	In Person
02:02:07	Witness Cross Examination	Schiferl, Kevin	Boraks, Lee	In Person
02:14:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Connolly, Lincoln	Boraks, Lee	In Person
02:19:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:00	Break
00:31:26	Witness Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Sheffield, Drew	Video Recording
00:47:33	Break
01:40:40	Witness Direct Examination	Baumberger, Charles	Sheffield, Drew	In Person
01:40:53	Break
02:21:00	Witness Direct Examination	Connolly, Lincoln	Francis, Antoine	In Person
02:41:06	Witness Cross Examination	Medina, Sergio	Francis, Antoine	In Person
02:54:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Baumberger, Charles
00:14:35	General Case Activities
00:26:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:56	Closing Statement	Baumberger, Charles
01:20:34	Break
01:38:38	Closing Statement	Baumberger, Charles
02:14:26	Closing Statement	Schiferl, Kevin
02:43:31	Closing Statement	Medina, Sergio
03:25:05	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:45	General Case Activities
		00:04:16	End of Session