Terri Preiser v. Choice Brands

Summary

Plaintiff Terrri Preiser sued bridle manufacturer Choice Brands after falling from her horse and injuring her arm, claiming that the accident was due to a defective leather horse bridle.

Outcome

Plaintiff Verdict

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Preiser, Terri
Defense: Choice Brands Equestrian, Inc.
Verdict: $4,850,000

Judge: David Crow
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 11-3722
Industry: Manufacturing
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Preiser, Terri

Represented By:
Coleman, Roderick (Coleman and Associates)

Defense

Choice Brands Equestrian, Inc.

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:12	Opening Statement	Coleman, Roderick
00:58:14	Break
01:07:37	Opening Statement	Vandenberg, Dennis
01:32:24	Break
01:41:19	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Preiser, Ms. Terri	In Person
02:10:18	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Preiser, Ms. Terri		In Person
01:42:47	Witness Cross Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Preiser, Ms. Terri		In Person
02:29:42	General Case Activities		Preiser, Ms. Terri		In Person
02:36:12	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Farr, Mr. Robert	Economics & Accounting	Video Recording
02:56:32	Break
03:07:17	Witness Cross Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Farr, Mr. Robert	Economics & Accounting	Video Recording
03:23:06	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Rennecan, Mr. Gregory		Video Recording
00:16:40	Break
00:19:10	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Cooney, Dr. John MD	Anesthesiology	In Person
00:53:15	Witness Cross Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Cooney, Dr. John MD	Anesthesiology	In Person
01:20:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Cooney, Dr. John MD	Anesthesiology	In Person
01:24:10	Break
01:36:28	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Preiser, Mr. Monty		In Person
01:48:00	Witness Cross Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Preiser, Mr. Monty		In Person
01:52:50	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Wagner, Ms. Sandra		Transcript Reading
02:48:55	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Rollings, Ms. Linda		Video Recording
03:23:55	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Goldstein, Dr. Mark MD	Neurology	Transcript Reading
03:31:47	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Schiftan, Dr. Robert MD	Neurology	In Person
00:24:27	Witness Cross Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Schiftan, Dr. Robert MD	Neurology	In Person
00:28:48	Break
00:30:28	Witness Cross Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Schiftan, Dr. Robert MD	Neurology	In Person
01:15:32	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Mankal, Dr. John MD		Video Recording
01:58:54	Break
02:13:48	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Cupp, Mr. Thomas		In Person
02:19:48	Witness Cross Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Cupp, Mr. Thomas		In Person
02:21:48	Witness Direct Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Sheffer, Louis		Transcript Reading
02:48:03	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Glenn, Mr. Charles	Other	In Person
01:08:30	Witness Cross Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Glenn, Mr. Charles	Other	In Person
01:26:02	Break
01:37:00	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Grate, Mr. Frank	Materials Science	In Person
01:46:31	Witness Cross Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Grate, Mr. Frank	Materials Science	In Person
02:02:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Grate, Mr. Frank	Materials Science	In Person
02:11:44	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Delp, Mr. Freddie (Fishbone Fred)		In Person
00:09:21	Witness Cross Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Delp, Mr. Freddie (Fishbone Fred)		In Person
00:11:34	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Galt, Mr. Robert MS, CDMS, SDAD, QRP, BCPC	Life Care Planning	In Person
00:22:43	Witness Cross Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Galt, Mr. Robert MS, CDMS, SDAD, QRP, BCPC	Life Care Planning	In Person
01:08:30	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Henny, Dr. Maher MD		In Person
02:07:43	Break
02:17:24	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Preiser, Ms. Terri		In Person
02:22:00	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Dimbath, Dr. Merle PhD	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:56:55	Witness Cross Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Dimbath, Dr. Merle PhD	Economics & Accounting	In Person
03:09:30	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Russell, Ms. Sarah		In Person
03:40:00	Witness Cross Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Russell, Ms. Sarah		In Person
03:55:55	End of Session

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AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Lala, Mr. James	Other	In Person
00:45:50	Break
00:53:21	Witness Cross Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Lala, Mr. James	Other	In Person
02:06:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Lala, Mr. James	Other	In Person
02:10:15	Break
02:20:09	Witness Direct Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Rust, Dr. John PhD		In Person
03:48:40	Witness Cross Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Rust, Dr. John PhD		In Person
04:02:00	End of Session

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AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Rust, Dr. John PhD		In Person
01:03:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Rust, Dr. John PhD		In Person
01:15:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Rust, Dr. John PhD		In Person
01:22:08	General Case Activities		Rust, Dr. John PhD		In Person
01:24:00	Break
01:32:20	Witness Direct Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Goldstein, Dr. Mark MD	Neurology	In Person
01:44:40	Witness Cross Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Goldstein, Dr. Mark MD	Neurology	In Person
01:51:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Goldstein, Dr. Mark MD	Neurology	In Person
01:54:00	Witness Direct Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Dettman, Matthew	Engineering	In Person
02:24:09	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Dettman, Matthew	Engineering	In Person
00:19:25	Witness Cross Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Dettman, Matthew	Engineering	In Person
00:56:45	Witness Direct Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Moncada, Mr. John		In Person
01:47:00	Witness Cross Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Moncada, Mr. John		In Person
02:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Moncada, Mr. John		In Person
02:02:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Moncada, Mr. John		In Person
02:06:20	Break
02:19:45	General Case Activities
02:23:45	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Terri Preiser v. Choice Brands

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:33	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Masory, Dr. Oren	Engineering	In Person
01:07:40	Break
01:18:31	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Masory, Dr. Oren	Engineering	In Person
01:41:35	Witness Cross Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Masory, Dr. Oren	Engineering	In Person
02:17:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Masory, Dr. Oren	Engineering	In Person
02:24:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Masory, Dr. Oren	Engineering	In Person
02:26:20	General Case Activities		Masory, Dr. Oren	Engineering	In Person
02:29:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:14	Witness Direct Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Rankin, Mr. Randy		In Person
00:19:11	Witness Cross Examination	Coleman, Roderick	Rankin, Mr. Randy		In Person
00:30:14	General Case Activities		Rankin, Mr. Randy		In Person
00:44:22	Witness Direct Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Semple, Ms. Kristen		In Person
02:15:29	Break
02:26:14	Witness Direct Examination	Vandenberg, Dennis	Friedman, Dr. David MD	Specialty Surgery	Video Recording
02:47:54	Witness Direct Examination	Taggart, Barbara	Lala, Mr. James	Other	In Person
03:11:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:45	Closing Statement	Coleman, Roderick
01:04:26	Break
01:13:15	Closing Statement	Coleman, Roderick
01:27:05	Closing Statement	Vandenberg, Dennis
02:31:53	Closing Statement	Coleman, Roderick
03:03:45	General Case Activities
03:16:55	End of Session