Johnson v. Drakulich, et al.

Summary

In this personal injury negligence suit, plaintiff Jerry Johnson, a former sanitation worker, claims Daniel Drakulich struck Johnson with the Jeep Drakulich was driving, pinning Johnson to his disabled sanitation truck, which was parked by the side of the road, and seriously and permanently injuring Johnson.

*Due to the nature of injuries in the accident, evidence offered at trial is expected to be graphic. Viewer discretion is advised.*

Outcome

Verdict for Plaintiff - $26,000,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Johnson, Jerry
Defense: Drakulich, Daniel
Verdict: $26,000,000

Judge: Peter Dubensky
Jurisdiction: 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Manatee County Judicial Center

Case Number: 2012 CA 003522
Industry
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Johnson, Jerry

Defense

Drakulich, Daniel

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:32:05	Opening Statement	Odom, R. Gene
01:33:51	General Case Activities
01:35:54	Break
01:54:04	General Case Activities
01:54:28	Opening Statement	Wood, J. Emory
02:14:22	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Drakulich, Daniel	In Person
02:38:29	Witness Cross Examination	Wood, J. Emory	Drakulich, Daniel	In Person
02:40:20	Witness Direct Examination	Romano, John	Dicicco, Paul	In Person
03:08:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Merritt, Dr. John MD	In Person
00:35:01	Witness Cross Examination	Wood, J. Emory	Merritt, Dr. John MD	In Person
01:32:52	Break
01:53:38	Witness Cross Examination	Wood, J. Emory	Merritt, Dr. John MD	In Person
02:15:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Merritt, Dr. John MD	In Person
02:30:19	General Case Activities
02:31:50	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Romano, John	Johnson, Jerry	In Person
00:13:24	Witness Cross Examination	Wood, J. Emory	Johnson, Jerry	In Person
00:26:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Romano, John	Johnson, Jerry	In Person
00:30:03	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Mulder, Ms. Brenda	In Person
01:04:52	Witness Cross Examination	Wood, J. Emory	Mulder, Ms. Brenda	In Person
01:08:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Mulder, Ms. Brenda	In Person
01:10:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wood, J. Emory	Mulder, Ms. Brenda	In Person
01:13:58	General Case Activities		Mulder, Ms. Brenda	In Person
01:15:46	Witness Direct Examination	Romano, John	Johnson, Sabrina	In Person
01:39:55	Break
01:54:35	General Case Activities
02:06:02	Witness Direct Examination	Gross, Paul	Pennachio, Dr. Gerri MA	In Person
02:41:00	Witness Cross Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Pennachio, Dr. Gerri MA	In Person
03:02:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gross, Paul	Pennachio, Dr. Gerri MA	In Person
03:03:51	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Pennachio, Dr. Gerri MA	In Person
03:06:35	Witness Direct Examination	Gross, Paul	Eastridge, Joyce	In Person
03:20:22	Witness Cross Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Eastridge, Joyce	In Person
03:25:00	General Case Activities
03:37:03	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

DEC

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Johnson v. Drakulich, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:58	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Fore, Frank	In Person
01:05:33	Witness Cross Examination	Wood, J. Emory	Fore, Frank	In Person
01:13:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Fore, Frank	In Person
01:18:56	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wood, J. Emory	Fore, Frank	In Person
01:19:30	Break
01:43:06	Witness Direct Examination	Romano, John	Millard, John	In Person
02:07:37	Witness Direct Examination	Romano, John	Brunner, Corporal David	In Person
02:41:11	Witness Direct Examination	Romano, John	Smith, Jerry	In Person
02:44:33	Witness Cross Examination	Wood, J. Emory	Smith, Jerry	In Person
02:46:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Romano, John	Smith, Jerry	In Person
02:49:24	Witness Direct Examination		Abrams, Dr. Jody	Video Recording
03:01:21	General Case Activities
03:02:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:33	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Merritt, Dr. John MD	In Person
01:23:08	Break
01:47:30	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Merritt, Dr. John MD	In Person
02:36:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:56	Witness Direct Examination	Gross, Paul	Katz, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
00:50:35	Witness Cross Examination	Romano, John	Katz, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:22:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gross, Paul	Katz, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:24:55	Break
01:45:04	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Merritt, Dr. John MD	In Person
03:24:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:51	Witness Direct Examination	Romano, John	Lacerna, Dr. Melinda	In Person
00:24:25	Witness Cross Examination	Wood, J. Emory	Lacerna, Dr. Melinda	In Person
00:26:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Romano, John	Lacerna, Dr. Melinda	In Person
00:27:54	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Kimbral, Dr. Brian	In Person
00:31:49	Break
00:51:40	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Merritt, Dr. John MD	In Person
01:56:57	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, R. Gene	Merritt, Dr. John MD	In Person
03:23:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:30	Witness Direct Examination	Romano, John	Fernandez, Ellen	In Person
00:43:23	Witness Cross Examination	Wood, J. Emory	Fernandez, Ellen	In Person
01:24:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Romano, John	Fernandez, Ellen	In Person
01:30:21	Break
01:52:53	Witness Direct Examination	Romano, John	Johnson, Jerry	In Person
03:03:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:15	Closing Statement	Odom, R. Gene
00:58:09	Closing Statement	Wood, J. Emory
01:16:32	Closing Statement	Romano, John
01:37:48	General Case Activities
01:42:02	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:30	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:00	General Case Activities
		00:07:21	End of Session