Frantz v. Joe's Stone Crabs

Summary

In this food industry commercial litigation, plaintiff Jeffery Flantz alleged childhood friend and Chief operating officer of Joes Stone Crabs restaurant Stephen Sawitz of deliberately letting their joint venture Cache Foods to fail. The company was set up to sell packaged Joe's Stone Crab dishes in grocery stores.

The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Eric Isicoff and Teresa Ragatz. The defendant in this case Joe's Stone Crabs, Inc was represented by attorneys Robert Hetzberg and Joseph Serota.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Frantz, Jeffrey
Defense: Joe's Stone Crabs, Inc

Judge: Gill Freeman
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2007-021898-CA-01
Industry: Food, Retail
Practice Area: Commercial Law

Plaintiff

Frantz, Jeffrey

Represented By:
Isicoff, Eric (Isicoff Ragatz & Koenigsberg P A )
Ragatz, Teresa (Isicoff Ragatz & Koenigsberg P A )

Defense

Joe's Stone Crabs, Inc

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:30	General Case Activities
00:14:49	Opening Statement	Isicoff, Eric
01:21:23	Opening Statement	Serota, Joseph
02:15:30	Break
02:27:38	General Case Activities

SEP

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:12	Witness Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:28:30	Break
01:33:11	Witness Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:02:30	Witness Cross Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
00:19:44	General Case Activities
00:27:05	Witness Cross Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:11:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:20:40	Break
01:25:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:41:26	General Case Activities
01:42:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

18 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:23	General Case Activities
00:03:33	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Quinones, Mr. Jose	Video Recording
00:48:45	Witness Cross Examination	Ragatz, Teresa	Quinones, Mr. Jose	Video Recording
00:53:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Quinones, Mr. Jose	Video Recording
00:54:49	Witness Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Quinones, Mr. Jose	In Person
01:21:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Quinones, Mr. Jose	In Person
01:36:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Quinones, Mr. Jose	In Person
01:39:12	General Case Activities
01:41:55	Break
01:50:05	General Case Activities		Quinones, Mr. Jose	In Person
01:53:30	Break
02:00:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
02:27:10	Break
02:30:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
03:10:03	General Case Activities
02:43:30	Break
02:48:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
03:14:09	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:02:22	General Case Activities		Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
00:05:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
00:07:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
00:10:40	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Abrams, Mr. Mark	In Person
00:29:17	Witness Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Abrams, Mr. Mark	In Person
00:44:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Abrams, Mr. Mark	In Person
00:49:02	General Case Activities
00:51:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Abrams, Mr. Mark	In Person
00:52:30	Break
00:54:52	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Sawitz, Mr. Steve	In Person
00:00:30	General Case Activities

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:16	General Case Activities
00:00:55	Witness Direct Examination	Ragatz, Teresa	Madsen, Mr. Pete	Video Recording
00:17:30	Witness Cross Examination		Madsen, Mr. Pete	Video Recording
00:33:27	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Hale, Mr. William	In Person
01:10:18	General Case Activities
01:13:05	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Hale, Mr. William	In Person
02:04:25	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:17	General Case Activities
00:00:45	Witness Cross Examination		Parent, Mr. John	Video Recording
00:16:46	Witness Direct Examination		Dietz, Ms. Allison	Video Recording
01:01:34	Witness Cross Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Dietz, Ms. Allison	Video Recording
01:28:50	General Case Activities
01:31:14	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Muniz, Ms.	Transcript Reading
01:33:20	Witness Direct Examination	Ragatz, Teresa	Wicker, Mr. Edward	Video Recording
01:39:46	Witness Cross Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Wicker, Mr. Edward	Video Recording
01:42:16	Break
01:44:29	Witness Direct Examination	Ragatz, Teresa	Bass, Ms. Joanne	Video Recording
02:02:58	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:13	General Case Activities
00:00:39	General Case Activities		Schultz, Ms. Sheri	In Person
00:09:35	General Case Activities
00:11:05	Witness Direct Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Bass, Ms. Joanne	In Person
00:59:17	Witness Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Bass, Ms. Joanne	In Person
01:31:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Bass, Ms. Joanne	In Person
01:37:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Bass, Ms. Joanne	In Person
01:40:46	End of Session
01:39:10	General Case Activities

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:16	General Case Activities		Bass, Ms. Joanne	In Person
00:04:07	Witness Direct Examination	Serota, Joseph	McGrath, Mr. Robert	In Person
00:18:20	General Case Activities
00:23:40	Witness Direct Examination	Serota, Joseph	McGrath, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:07:46	Witness Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	McGrath, Mr. Robert	In Person
02:12:00	General Case Activities
02:16:30	Witness Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	McGrath, Mr. Robert	In Person
02:26:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Serota, Joseph	McGrath, Mr. Robert	In Person
02:32:55	General Case Activities
02:36:00	General Case Activities		McGrath, Mr. Robert	In Person
02:37:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	McGrath, Mr. Robert	In Person
02:40:40	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:42	Witness Direct Examination	Serota, Joseph	Stone, Mr. Robert	In Person
00:19:41	General Case Activities
00:24:31	Witness Direct Examination	Serota, Joseph	Stone, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:01:45	Witness Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Stone, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:09:25	General Case Activities
01:11:59	Witness Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Stone, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:50:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Serota, Joseph	Stone, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:53:32	General Case Activities
01:59:23	General Case Activities		Stone, Mr. Robert	In Person
02:05:26	Witness Direct Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Goodman, Mr. Michael	Video Recording
02:19:44	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

18 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:41	Witness Direct Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Smith, Ms. Amy	In Person
00:00:07	General Case Activities
00:39:27	Witness Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Smith, Ms. Amy	In Person
00:51:18	General Case Activities
00:54:43	Witness Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Smith, Ms. Amy	In Person
01:04:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Smith, Ms. Amy	In Person
01:11:07	General Case Activities
01:15:24	General Case Activities		Smith, Ms. Amy	In Person
01:23:02	Break
01:24:34	Witness Direct Examination	Serota, Joseph	Pothaiser, Mr. Irwin	In Person
01:40:55	Witness Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Pothaiser, Mr. Irwin	In Person
02:13:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Serota, Joseph	Pothaiser, Mr. Irwin	In Person
02:16:19	General Case Activities
02:20:34	General Case Activities		Pothaiser, Mr. Irwin	In Person
02:28:50	Witness Direct Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Graves, Mr. Gary	In Person
02:39:17	Witness Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Graves, Mr. Gary	In Person
02:41:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Graves, Mr. Gary	In Person
02:43:45	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:41	General Case Activities
00:05:16	Witness Direct Examination		Palestrini, Mr. Michael	Transcript Reading
00:09:32	Witness Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Palestrini, Mr. Michael	Transcript Reading
00:10:55	Witness Direct Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Kozolis, Mr. Paul	In Person
00:38:30	Witness Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Kozolis, Mr. Paul	In Person
00:48:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Kozolis, Mr. Paul	In Person
00:48:41	General Case Activities
00:55:07	General Case Activities		Kozolis, Mr. Paul	In Person
00:57:45	Witness Direct Examination	Serota, Joseph	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	Video Recording
01:07:05	Witness Cross Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	Transcript Reading
01:10:08	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

OCT

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

Frantz v. Joe's Stone Crabs

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:02	Opening Statement	Hertzberg, Robert
00:52:29	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:32:39	Break
01:38:27	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:58:25	General Case Activities
01:58:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:40	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
00:40:44	General Case Activities
00:43:10	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:30:30	General Case Activities
01:37:32	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:39:40	Break
01:59:08	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
03:26:25	Break
03:37:14	Witness Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
03:56:43	General Case Activities
03:58:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:07	Witness Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:59:33	Witness Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
00:00:01	General Case Activities
01:54:07	Break
02:10:26	General Case Activities
02:10:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:02:26	Witness Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:35:07	End of Session
00:00:44	General Case Activities
01:34:43	Break
01:35:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:35	Witness Cross Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Frantz, Mr. Jeffrey	In Person
00:00:01	General Case Activities
02:34:36	General Case Activities
02:34:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:33	General Case Activities
00:01:24	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Sawitz, Mr. Steve	In Person
00:49:30	General Case Activities
00:52:35	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Sawitz, Mr. Steve	In Person
01:05:35	Break
01:06:26	Witness Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Sawitz, Mr. Steve	In Person
01:16:54	Witness Cross Examination	Hertzberg, Robert	Sawitz, Mr. Steve	In Person
01:18:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Sawitz, Mr. Steve	In Person
01:28:30	Break
01:29:18	General Case Activities
01:32:06	General Case Activities
01:35:41	General Case Activities		Sawitz, Mr. Steve	In Person
01:44:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Sawitz, Mr. Steve	In Person
01:46:29	Witness Direct Examination	Ragatz, Teresa	Madsen, Mr. Pete	Video Recording
02:37:12	General Case Activities
02:38:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:21	General Case Activities
00:01:01	Witness Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Hale, Mr. William	In Person
01:42:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Hale, Mr. William	In Person
01:56:33	General Case Activities
02:01:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Hale, Mr. William	In Person
02:04:02	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Hale, Mr. William	In Person
02:08:46	General Case Activities
02:11:26	General Case Activities
02:13:49	General Case Activities		Hale, Mr. William	In Person
02:21:00	Witness Direct Examination		Parent, Mr. John	Video Recording
03:07:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:16	General Case Activities
00:01:42	Witness Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Schultz, Ms. Sheri	In Person
01:15:27	Break
01:16:52	Witness Cross Examination	Serota, Joseph	Schultz, Ms. Sheri	In Person
02:45:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Isicoff, Eric	Schultz, Ms. Sheri	In Person
03:07:51	General Case Activities
03:09:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:18	General Case Activities
00:01:22	Witness Direct Examination	Ragatz, Teresa	Sawitz, Mr. Steve	Video Recording
00:09:12	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:17	General Case Activities
		00:03:50	General Case Activities
		00:57:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:33	Closing Statement	Hertzberg, Robert
01:02:40	Closing Statement	Isicoff, Eric
01:14:35	General Case Activities
01:19:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:31	General Case Activities
01:12:00	Closing Statement	Isicoff, Eric
02:03:24	Closing Statement	Serota, Joseph
03:10:41	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:07	General Case Activities
		00:01:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:38	General Case Activities
		00:12:40	End of Session