Ramon Perez v. Benjamin Flint

Summary

In this automotive negligence proceeding, plaintiff Ramon Perez alleged Benjamin Flint of hitting the car Mr. Perez was driving by the dump truck that was being driven by Mr. Flint, which caused Plaintiffs car to flip, become airborne and resulted in serious injury to the plaintiff and his co-passenger.
The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Adam Balkan, Michael Nugent and Steven Stinson. The defendant in this case, Benjamin Flint was represented by attorneys John Richards, Michele McCaul Ricca and Richard Gaunt.

Outcome

Verdict for the Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Perez, Ramon
Defense: Flint, Benjamin

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

Case Number: 2005CA011401
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Perez, Ramon

Defense

Flint, Benjamin

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:43	Opening Statement	Balkan, Adam
00:31:31	Opening Statement	Richards, John
01:02:49	Opening Statement	Gaunt, Richard
01:19:56	Break
01:24:14	General Case Activities
01:26:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Moss, Miles	In Person
00:10:01	Break
00:15:51	Witness Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Moss, Miles	In Person
00:51:13	Witness Cross Examination	Richards, John	Moss, Miles	In Person
01:45:03	Witness Cross Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Moss, Miles	In Person
02:03:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Moss, Miles	In Person
02:08:12	Break
02:20:12	General Case Activities
02:21:23	Witness Direct Examination	Stinson, Steven	Perez, Mr. Ramon	In Person
03:05:03	Witness Cross Examination	Richards, John	Perez, Mr. Ramon	In Person
03:49:42	General Case Activities
03:52:23	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Richards, John	Perez, Mr. Ramon	In Person
00:10:57	Witness Cross Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Perez, Mr. Ramon	In Person
00:22:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stinson, Steven	Perez, Mr. Ramon	In Person
00:27:09	Witness Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Rush, Mr. Joseph	In Person
00:34:37	Witness Cross Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Rush, Mr. Joseph	In Person
00:38:24	Break
00:59:20	Witness Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Flint, Mr. Benjamin	Transcript Reading
01:12:20	Witness Cross Examination	Richards, John	Flint, Mr. Benjamin	Transcript Reading
01:18:56	Witness Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Marks, Mr. Jerry	Transcript Reading
01:39:01	Witness Cross Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Marks, Mr. Jerry	Transcript Reading
01:50:49	Witness Direct Examination	Stinson, Steven	Bast, Mr. Steve	Transcript Reading
02:11:35	General Case Activities
02:12:54	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Parker, Mrs. Hatty	In Person
00:11:54	Witness Cross Examination	Richards, John	Parker, Mrs. Hatty	In Person
00:16:26	Witness Cross Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Parker, Mrs. Hatty	In Person
00:27:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Parker, Mrs. Hatty	In Person
00:34:05	Witness Direct Examination	Stinson, Steven	Bast, Mr. Steve	Transcript Reading
01:41:45	Break
02:01:40	Witness Direct Examination	Stinson, Steven	Bast, Mr. Steve	Transcript Reading
02:17:13	Witness Cross Examination	Richards, John	Bast, Mr. Steve	Transcript Reading
02:26:58	Witness Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Szyndlar, Mr. Garry	In Person
02:36:10	Witness Cross Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Szyndlar, Mr. Garry	In Person
02:56:26	Break
03:02:55	Witness Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Katzman, Dr. Scott M.D.	Video Recording
03:32:27	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Simon, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:04:25	Witness Cross Examination	Balkan, Adam	Simon, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:46:30	Break
02:02:45	Witness Cross Examination	Balkan, Adam	Simon, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:06:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Simon, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:09:38	Break
02:26:29	Witness Direct Examination		Monteagudo, Mr. Llimer	Transcript Reading
03:19:31	General Case Activities
03:21:32	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Marks, Mrs. Melba	In Person
00:04:57	Witness Cross Examination	Balkan, Adam	Marks, Mrs. Melba	In Person
00:08:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Marks, Mrs. Melba	In Person
00:09:38	General Case Activities	Gaunt, Richard
00:11:05	Witness Direct Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Fraser, Mr. Allan	In Person
00:23:51	Witness Cross Examination	Balkan, Adam	Fraser, Mr. Allan	In Person
00:33:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Fraser, Mr. Allan	In Person
00:37:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Balkan, Adam	Fraser, Mr. Allan	In Person
00:37:46	General Case Activities	Gaunt, Richard	Fraser, Mr. Allan	In Person
00:38:17	General Case Activities
00:40:02	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Ramon Perez v. Benjamin Flint

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:57	Break
00:12:24	Witness Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Katzman, Dr. Scott M.D.	Video Recording
01:22:43	Break
01:31:20	Witness Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Schapiro, Dr. Barry	In Person
01:53:04	Witness Cross Examination	Richards, John	Schapiro, Dr. Barry	In Person
02:15:20	Witness Cross Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Schapiro, Dr. Barry	In Person
02:16:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Schapiro, Dr. Barry	In Person
02:18:41	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:10	Witness Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Fiser, Mr. Alfred	In Person
00:11:05	Witness Cross Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Fiser, Mr. Alfred	In Person
00:33:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Fiser, Mr. Alfred	In Person
00:36:40	Witness Direct Examination	Balkan, Adam	Valdez, Mrs. Milagros	In Person
00:46:50	Witness Cross Examination	Carter, Ryan	Valdez, Mrs. Milagros	In Person
00:57:50	Break
01:08:00	Witness Direct Examination	Richards, John	Villar, Mr. Jesus	In Person
01:31:45	Witness Cross Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Villar, Mr. Jesus	In Person
02:04:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Richards, John	Villar, Mr. Jesus	In Person
02:07:34	General Case Activities		Villar, Mr. Jesus	In Person
02:08:37	General Case Activities	Richards, John	Villar, Mr. Jesus	In Person
02:09:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:34	Witness Direct Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Marks, Mr. Jerry	In Person
01:10:56	Witness Cross Examination	Balkan, Adam	Marks, Mr. Jerry	In Person
01:40:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gaunt, Richard	Marks, Mr. Jerry	In Person
01:44:55	General Case Activities		Marks, Mr. Jerry	In Person
01:45:43	General Case Activities	Gaunt, Richard	Marks, Mr. Jerry	In Person
01:46:46	General Case Activities	Balkan, Adam	Marks, Mr. Jerry	In Person
01:48:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:29:32	Closing Statement	Balkan, Adam
01:26:04	Break
01:35:00	Closing Statement	Gaunt, Richard
02:42:50	Closing Statement	Balkan, Adam
02:55:47	General Case Activities
03:06:45	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:50	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:39	General Case Activities
		00:05:25	End of Session
		00:00:00	General Case Activities