Faircloth v. Cantina Tallahassee LLC, et al.

Summary

In this negligence case, plaintiff seeks damages from defendant tavern owners, claiming they served alcohol to an underage employee, who, while drunk, struck plaintiff.

Outcome

Verdict For The Plaintiff. Total Damages $30,839,281.61

Playlists

Framing Non-Economic Damages in Plaintiff's Closings

Before-and-After Witnesses

Vehicle-Pedestrian Collision Trial Closings

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Faircloth, Jacquelyn
Defense: Main Street Entertainment
Verdict: $30,839,282

Judge: Kevin Carroll
Jurisdiction: 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Leon County Courthouse

Case Number: 2015CA002778
Industry: Transportation
Practice Area: Negligence, Transportation

Plaintiff

Faircloth, Jacquelyn

Defense

Main Street Entertainment

Represented By:
Chojnowski , Brian
Carney, Michael (Kubicki Draper Law Offices (Ft. Lauderdale))

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:44:38	Break
00:53:56	General Case Activities
00:55:13	Opening Statement	Avera, Mark
01:50:27	Break
02:05:32	Opening Statement	Chojnowski , Brian
02:29:40	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:45	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Dwyer, Devon		In Person
00:35:04	Witness Cross Examination	Carney, Michael	Dwyer, Devon		In Person
00:47:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Dwyer, Devon		In Person
00:52:01	Witness Direct Examination	Hinkle, Donald	Ballard, Officer Jeffrey		In Person
01:28:34	Witness Cross Examination	Chojnowski , Brian	Ballard, Officer Jeffrey		In Person
01:54:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hinkle, Donald	Ballard, Officer Jeffrey		In Person
01:55:54	Break
02:15:41	Witness Direct Examination	Hinkle, Donald	Faircloth, J.T.		In Person
02:50:12	Witness Cross Examination	Chojnowski , Brian	Faircloth, J.T.		In Person
02:59:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hinkle, Donald	Faircloth, J.T.		In Person
03:01:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Chojnowski , Brian	Faircloth, J.T.		In Person
03:06:11	General Case Activities
03:07:10	Witness Direct Examination		Goldberger, Dr. Bruce	Pharmacy & Toxicology	Video Recording
03:33:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:06	Break
00:12:50	Witness Direct Examination	Hinkle, Donald	Rowa, Ray	In Person
00:23:12	Witness Cross Examination	Chojnowski , Brian	Rowa, Ray	In Person
00:28:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hinkle, Donald	Rowa, Ray	In Person
00:31:35	Witness Direct Examination	Hinkle, Donald	Dilmore, Mike	In Person
00:37:45	Witness Cross Examination	Chojnowski , Brian	Dilmore, Mike	In Person
00:41:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hinkle, Donald	Dilmore, Mike	In Person
00:42:47	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Salow, Jacob	In Person
00:59:50	Witness Cross Examination	Carney, Michael	Salow, Jacob	In Person
01:10:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Salow, Jacob	In Person
01:13:54	Break
01:37:16	Witness Direct Examination		Levy, Gail	Video Recording
01:51:10	Witness Direct Examination		Faircloth, Kathy	Video Recording
02:32:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:08	Witness Direct Examination		Reid, Jessica	Video Recording
00:18:12	Witness Direct Examination	Hinkle, Donald	Panaccio, Geri	In Person
00:51:46	Witness Cross Examination	Chojnowski , Brian	Panaccio, Geri	In Person
00:55:46	Break
01:19:11	Witness Direct Examination		Kilcoin, Jackson	Video Recording
01:42:02	Witness Direct Examination		Travis, Karla	Video Recording
02:09:44	Witness Direct Examination		Elmers, Dr. Anna M.D.	Video Recording
02:55:55	General Case Activities
03:09:47	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Faircloth, John	In Person
03:27:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:17	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Hayes, Dr. Melinda M.D.		Other
00:58:44	Witness Cross Examination	Chojnowski , Brian	Hayes, Dr. Melinda M.D.		In Person
01:13:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Hayes, Dr. Melinda M.D.		In Person
01:15:55	Break
01:44:18	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Buchner, G. Bryant	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
02:30:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Buchner, G. Bryant	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
00:23:32	Witness Cross Examination	Carney, Michael	Buchner, G. Bryant	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
01:25:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Buchner, G. Bryant	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
01:27:20	Break
01:51:24	Witness Direct Examination	Hinkle, Donald	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:26:07	Witness Cross Examination	Chojnowski , Brian	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:38:25	Break
02:48:55	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Faircloth, Katherine		In Person
03:36:11	End of Session

Faircloth v. Cantina Tallahassee LLC, et al.

Summary

Outcome

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Sessions

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Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:39	Break
01:09:10	General Case Activities
01:11:05	Witness Direct Examination		Chevel, Dr. Robert	Other Medicine	Transcript Reading
01:44:12	Break
02:05:56	Witness Direct Examination	Chojnowski , Brian	Montalbano, Paul	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
02:50:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Witness Direct Examination	Chojnowski , Brian	Montalbano, Paul	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
00:56:57	Break
01:18:53	Witness Cross Examination	Avera, Mark	Montalbano, Paul	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
02:02:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chojnowski , Brian	Montalbano, Paul	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
02:04:37	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Avera, Mark	Montalbano, Paul	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
02:05:45	Break
02:20:40	General Case Activities
02:48:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:34	Break
00:30:50	General Case Activities
00:42:24	Closing Statement	Avera, Mark
01:35:46	General Case Activities
01:41:23	Break
01:57:43	Closing Statement	Carney, Michael
03:11:23	Break
03:24:57	Closing Statement	Hinkle, Donald
03:50:15	General Case Activities
04:00:00	End of Session