Milian v. Nikki's Beach Club

Summary

In this premises liability litigation proceeding, plaintiff David Milian alleged Penrod Brothers Inc., the owners of Nikkis beach club of negligence in providing adequate security to the patrons of the club, due to which the plaintiff suffered disfigurement and scarring when he was hit by another patron in a bar fight.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney David Milian. The defendant in this case, Nikkis beach club was represented by attorneys Mitchel Chusid and James Sposato.

Outcome

Jury found Defendant 100% liable for damages.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Milian, David
Defense: Nikki's Beach Club
Verdict: $1,050,147

Judge: Victoria Sigler
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 09-58923
Industry: Security
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Milian, David

Represented By:
Gerson, Philip (Gerson & Schwartz PA)

Defense

Nikki's Beach Club

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:49	General Case Activities
00:19:21	Opening Statement	Gerson, Philip
00:53:53	Opening Statement	Chusid, Mitchel
01:33:42	General Case Activities
01:34:09	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

21 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Milian, David	In Person
00:51:51	Break
00:59:25	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Milian, David	In Person
01:50:46	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Milian, David	In Person
02:18:41	Break
02:29:54	General Case Activities
02:30:16	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Milian, David	In Person
02:55:04	General Case Activities
02:56:54	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Milian, David	In Person
03:38:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Milian, David	In Person
03:50:07	General Case Activities
03:50:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Milian, David	In Person
03:50:38	General Case Activities
03:50:58	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Milian, David	In Person
03:51:49	General Case Activities
03:52:17	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

18 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

23 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

24 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

19 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

12 Chapters

NOV

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Milian v. Nikki's Beach Club

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:14	General Case Activities
00:00:34	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Pappas, Chris	In Person
00:40:42	General Case Activities
00:43:42	General Case Activities
00:44:04	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Pappas, Chris	Transcript Reading
00:45:37	General Case Activities
00:46:20	Break
00:50:55	General Case Activities
00:51:19	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Perez, Armando	In Person
01:09:45	General Case Activities
01:11:15	Break
01:18:14	General Case Activities
01:20:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Skordilis, Pamela	In Person
01:40:14	Break
02:02:14	General Case Activities
02:03:50	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Skordilis, Pamela	In Person
02:45:22	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Skordilis, Pamela	In Person
03:43:17	General Case Activities
03:46:00	General Case Activities
03:46:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:27	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Salloum, Dr. Gabriel M.D.	In Person
00:13:50	General Case Activities
00:19:59	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Salloum, Dr. Gabriel M.D.	In Person
01:23:48	General Case Activities
01:30:53	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Salloum, Dr. Gabriel M.D.	In Person
01:34:28	General Case Activities
01:35:52	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Salloum, Dr. Gabriel M.D.	In Person
02:03:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Salloum, Dr. Gabriel M.D.	In Person
02:06:04	General Case Activities
02:06:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Salloum, Dr. Gabriel M.D.	In Person
02:07:05	General Case Activities
02:07:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Zajic, Alan	In Person
00:23:30	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Zajic, Alan	In Person
00:48:32	General Case Activities
00:55:41	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Zajic, Alan	In Person
01:15:00	General Case Activities
01:15:40	Break
01:38:12	General Case Activities
01:39:10	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Zajic, Alan	In Person
02:54:58	General Case Activities
02:55:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Zajic, Alan	In Person
03:02:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Zajic, Alan	In Person
03:03:24	General Case Activities
03:04:43	General Case Activities		Zajic, Alan	In Person
03:05:21	General Case Activities	Chusid, Mitchel	Zajic, Alan	In Person
03:06:10	General Case Activities
03:08:03	General Case Activities	Chusid, Mitchel	Zajic, Alan	In Person
03:10:21	General Case Activities
03:10:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:20	General Case Activities
00:01:33	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Skordilis, Jenny	In Person
00:15:08	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Skordilis, Jenny	In Person
00:29:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Skordilis, Jenny	In Person
00:30:47	General Case Activities
00:31:16	General Case Activities
00:32:12	Break
00:56:31	General Case Activities
00:57:22	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Skordilis, Emily	In Person
01:06:36	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Skordilis, Emily	In Person
01:44:34	General Case Activities
01:44:56	General Case Activities
01:45:58	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Figueroa, Vanessa	In Person
01:50:40	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Figueroa, Vanessa	In Person
02:11:11	General Case Activities
02:11:20	General Case Activities
02:11:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:26	General Case Activities
00:01:24	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Atwell, Matthew	In Person
00:33:29	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Atwell, Matthew	In Person
00:40:42	General Case Activities
00:45:28	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Atwell, Matthew	In Person
00:55:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Atwell, Matthew	In Person
01:10:21	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Atwell, Matthew	In Person
01:11:03	General Case Activities
01:17:08	Break
01:31:30	General Case Activities
01:32:02	General Case Activities
01:32:41	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Nicholas	Montes, Yuri	Transcript Reading
01:56:19	General Case Activities
01:56:50	Break
02:07:11	General Case Activities
02:07:53	General Case Activities
02:09:52	General Case Activities
02:10:38	Break
02:18:21	Witness Direct Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Burt, Ernest	In Person
02:57:45	Witness Cross Examination	Gerson, Philip	Burt, Ernest	In Person
03:48:17	General Case Activities
03:48:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Witness Cross Examination	Gerson, Philip	Burt, Ernest	In Person
00:40:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Burt, Ernest	In Person
00:43:16	General Case Activities
00:47:06	General Case Activities		Burt, Ernest	In Person
00:48:18	General Case Activities	Gerson, Philip	Burt, Ernest	In Person
00:49:09	General Case Activities	Chusid, Mitchel	Burt, Ernest	In Person
00:49:43	General Case Activities
00:50:06	Break
00:55:55	Witness Direct Examination	Sposato, James	Zarokostas, Christina	Video Recording
01:02:26	General Case Activities
01:40:17	General Case Activities
01:40:41	Break
01:50:20	General Case Activities
01:50:31	Witness Direct Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Lien, David	In Person
02:04:49	General Case Activities
02:05:13	Witness Direct Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Lien, David	In Person
02:17:19	General Case Activities
02:23:39	Witness Direct Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Lien, David	In Person
02:30:17	General Case Activities
02:35:07	Witness Direct Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Lien, David	In Person
03:15:41	General Case Activities
03:18:26	Witness Cross Examination	Gerson, Philip	Burt, Ernest	In Person
03:41:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:51	Witness Cross Examination	Gerson, Philip	Lien, David	In Person
00:20:38	General Case Activities
00:24:39	Witness Cross Examination	Gerson, Philip	Lien, David	In Person
01:00:31	General Case Activities
01:15:51	General Case Activities
01:16:44	Witness Cross Examination	Gerson, Philip	Lien, David	In Person
01:45:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Lien, David	In Person
01:58:28	General Case Activities
01:59:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Lien, David	In Person
01:59:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Gerson, Philip	Lien, David	In Person
02:02:06	General Case Activities
02:06:38	General Case Activities		Lien, David	In Person
02:11:16	General Case Activities	Gerson, Philip	Lien, David	In Person
02:12:38	General Case Activities	Chusid, Mitchel	Lien, David	In Person
02:14:46	General Case Activities
02:15:08	Break
02:21:26	General Case Activities
02:22:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:29	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Trinidad, Guido	In Person
00:03:40	Witness Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Trinidad, Guido	In Person
00:53:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Trinidad, Guido	In Person
00:55:49	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Chusid, Mitchel	Trinidad, Guido	In Person
00:56:42	General Case Activities
00:57:01	Break
01:05:12	General Case Activities
01:05:44	General Case Activities		Trinidad, Guido	In Person
01:08:07	General Case Activities	Chusid, Mitchel	Trinidad, Guido	In Person
01:13:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:30	General Case Activities
00:14:55	General Case Activities
00:16:27	Closing Statement	Gerson, Philip
00:50:46	General Case Activities
00:51:20	Closing Statement	Chusid, Mitchel
01:56:02	General Case Activities
01:56:57	Break
02:05:20	Closing Statement	Gerson, Philip
02:35:59	General Case Activities
02:36:36	General Case Activities
02:45:48	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:41	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:14	General Case Activities
		00:05:12	End of Session