Estate of Jack Scharff v. Comforts of Home

Summary

In this healthcare malpractice litigation proceeding, plaintiff Estate of Jack Scharff alleged Comforts of Home and its staff of being negligent in providing nursing care for which they were hired, as a result of which Jack Schraff who was aged 90 at the time of the incident, fell from his bed and broke his ankle causing him to become bedbound.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney Eiman Sharmin. The defendant in this case, Comforts of home were represented by attorney Benjamin Ben Newman.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Scharff, Jack
Defense: Comforts of Home

Judge: Glenn Kelley
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 502011CA002299XXXXMB
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Scharff, Jack

Represented By:
Sharmin, Eiman (Sharmin & Sharmin, P.A.)

Defense

Comforts of Home

Represented By:
Newman, Benjamin "Ben" (GrayRobinson, P.A.)

Expert Witnesses

Stone, Dr. Ross M.D.

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:30:36	Opening Statement	Sharmin, Eiman
00:43:09	Opening Statement	Newman, Benjamin "Ben"
00:57:20	Witness Direct Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	Scharff, Arlene	In Person
01:21:25	Break
01:28:09	Witness Direct Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	Scharff, Arlene	In Person
01:40:16	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:22	Witness Direct Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	John, Robin	Video Recording
00:59:39	Witness Cross Examination	Newman, Benjamin "Ben"	John, Robin	Video Recording
01:39:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	John, Robin	Video Recording
01:43:12	Break
02:09:15	Witness Direct Examination	Newman, Benjamin "Ben"	Stone, Dr. Ross M.D.	Video Recording
02:44:36	Witness Cross Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	Stone, Dr. Ross M.D.	Video Recording
02:49:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Newman, Benjamin "Ben"	Stone, Dr. Ross M.D.	Video Recording
02:53:27	Witness Direct Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	Lincoln, Paul	In Person
03:04:38	Break
03:14:44	Witness Direct Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	Lincoln, Paul	In Person
03:21:18	Witness Cross Examination	Newman, Benjamin "Ben"	Lincoln, Paul	In Person
03:30:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	Lincoln, Paul	In Person
03:35:52	End of Session

Estate of Jack Scharff v. Comforts of Home

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:47	Witness Cross Examination	Newman, Benjamin "Ben"	Scharff, Arlene	In Person
00:19:42	General Case Activities		Scharff, Arlene	In Person
00:20:17	Witness Direct Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	Menos, Judith	In Person
00:42:36	Witness Cross Examination	Newman, Benjamin "Ben"	Menos, Judith	In Person
01:07:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	Menos, Judith	In Person
01:16:28	General Case Activities		Menos, Judith	In Person
01:18:45	Break
01:33:17	Witness Direct Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	Scharff, Jack	Video Recording
01:46:06	Witness Cross Examination	Newman, Benjamin "Ben"	Scharff, Jack	Video Recording
02:10:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	Scharff, Jack	Video Recording
02:12:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:14	Witness Direct Examination	Newman, Benjamin "Ben"	Lincoln, Paul	In Person
00:10:58	Witness Cross Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	Lincoln, Paul	In Person
00:18:26	Witness Direct Examination	Newman, Benjamin "Ben"	Arnott, David	In Person
00:37:23	Witness Cross Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	Arnott, David	In Person
00:55:22	General Case Activities		Arnott, David	In Person
00:58:38	Break
01:10:47	Witness Direct Examination	Newman, Benjamin "Ben"	Waidelich, Linda	In Person
02:21:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:17	Witness Cross Examination	Sharmin, Eiman	Waidelich, Linda	In Person
00:52:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Newman, Benjamin "Ben"	Waidelich, Linda	In Person
01:00:39	General Case Activities		Waidelich, Linda	In Person
01:03:28	Break
01:21:52	General Case Activities
01:32:41	Closing Statement	Sharmin, Eiman
01:56:40	Closing Statement	Newman, Benjamin "Ben"
02:40:21	Closing Statement	Sharmin, Eiman
02:52:51	General Case Activities
03:05:22	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:27	Reading of the Verdict
		00:00:58	General Case Activities
		00:03:21	End of Session