Swan v. Bornstein

Summary

In this automotive negligence litigation proceeding, plaintiff Douglas Swan alleged Bette Bornstein of negligence by rear ending the sedan which the plaintiff was driving in Palm Beach County and causing spinal injuries to the plaintiff.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney Richard Schuler and William Zoeller. The defendant in this case, Bette Bornstein was represented by attorney Nicholas Maniotis.

NOTE: This proceeding includes voir dire (jury selection).

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Swan, Douglas
Defense: Bornstein, Betty

Judge: Glenn Kelley
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 07-9724
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Swan, Douglas

Defense

Bornstein, Betty

Represented By:
Maniotis, Nicholas (Flanagan, Maniotis & Berger, P.A. )

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Jury Selection (Voir Dire)

18 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:04	General Case Activities
		00:05:34	General Case Activities
		00:32:25	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
		00:58:48	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
		01:05:58	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
		01:07:33	General Case Activities
		01:08:00	Break
		01:15:38	General Case Activities
		01:16:33	General Case Activities
		01:18:10	General Case Activities
		01:18:59	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
		01:20:48	General Case Activities
		01:24:45	General Case Activities
		01:29:11	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
		01:33:27	General Case Activities
		01:38:20	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
		02:06:55	General Case Activities
		02:08:07	End of Session

PM Session

Jury Selection (Voir Dire)

15 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Openings

12 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:18	Witness Cross Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Swan, Douglas	In Person
00:08:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Swan, Douglas	In Person
00:28:10	General Case Activities
00:29:41	Break
01:02:20	Witness Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Horvath, Larry DO	In Person
01:19:05	Witness Cross Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Horvath, Larry DO	In Person
01:47:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Horvath, Larry DO	In Person
01:49:18	General Case Activities
01:50:03	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:11	General Case Activities
00:01:29	Witness Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Dare, Amos MD	In Person
00:57:40	Witness Cross Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Dare, Amos MD	In Person
01:32:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Dare, Amos MD	In Person
01:39:50	General Case Activities
01:40:30	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:03	General Case Activities
00:04:50	Witness Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Huang, Charles DO	In Person
00:40:15	Witness Cross Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Huang, Charles DO	In Person
00:52:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Huang, Charles DO	In Person
00:53:24	General Case Activities
00:55:18	Break
01:13:39	Witness Direct Examination	Zoeller, William	Lichtblau, Dr. Craig	In Person
02:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Lichtblau, Dr. Craig	In Person
02:54:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zoeller, William	Lichtblau, Dr. Craig	In Person
02:56:32	General Case Activities
02:57:53	Break
03:08:29	General Case Activities
03:09:14	Witness Direct Examination	Zoeller, William	Katzman, Dr. Scott M.D.	Video Recording
03:39:56	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Zoeller, William	Katzman, Dr. Scott M.D.	Video Recording
00:37:32	Witness Cross Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Katzman, Dr. Scott M.D.	Video Recording
01:30:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

20 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:03	Witness Cross Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Katzman, Dr. Scott M.D.	Video Recording
00:13:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zoeller, William	Katzman, Dr. Scott M.D.	Video Recording
00:21:14	General Case Activities
00:22:55	Witness Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Morris, Ira	In Person
00:51:50	Witness Cross Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Morris, Ira	In Person
01:33:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Morris, Ira	In Person
01:40:02	General Case Activities
01:40:42	Break
02:01:35	Witness Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Pettingill, Dr. Bernard Jr.	In Person
02:23:09	General Case Activities
02:27:09	Break
02:38:05	Witness Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Pettingill, Dr. Bernard Jr.	In Person
02:45:51	Witness Cross Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Pettingill, Dr. Bernard Jr.	In Person
03:13:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Pettingill, Dr. Bernard Jr.	In Person
03:16:16	General Case Activities
03:18:53	Witness Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Swan, Samantha	In Person
03:32:10	Witness Cross Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Swan, Samantha	In Person
03:39:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Swan, Samantha	In Person
03:39:28	General Case Activities
03:40:06	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

13 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Swan v. Bornstein

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:01	General Case Activities
00:13:13	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Zoeller, William
00:37:11	General Case Activities
00:39:11	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Zoeller, William
01:42:02	General Case Activities
01:42:41	Break
01:57:07	General Case Activities
01:59:51	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Zoeller, William
02:25:21	General Case Activities
02:27:48	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Maniotis, Nicholas
03:10:58	General Case Activities
03:11:43	Break
03:24:32	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
04:03:51	General Case Activities
04:06:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:15	Opening Statement	Schuler, Richard
00:41:13	Opening Statement	Maniotis, Nicholas
01:25:15	Break
01:44:10	General Case Activities
01:45:24	Witness Direct Examination	Zoeller, William	Rodan, Dr. Bruce M.D.	Video Recording
02:19:15	Witness Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Reimer, Brian DC	In Person
02:47:36	Witness Cross Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Reimer, Brian DC	In Person
03:24:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Reimer, Brian DC	In Person
03:29:05	General Case Activities
03:31:48	General Case Activities
03:35:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:16	General Case Activities
00:10:09	General Case Activities
00:10:25	Witness Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Swan, Douglas	In Person
01:19:12	Break
01:29:47	General Case Activities
01:33:19	Witness Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Swan, Douglas	In Person
02:19:28	Break
02:20:42	Witness Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Swan, Douglas	In Person
02:24:40	Witness Cross Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Swan, Douglas	In Person
03:51:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:31	General Case Activities	Schuler, Richard
00:01:08	Witness Direct Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Pevsner, Norman MD	In Person
01:15:10	Break
01:28:05	Witness Cross Examination	Schuler, Richard	Pevsner, Norman MD	In Person
02:01:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Pevsner, Norman MD	In Person
02:09:49	General Case Activities
02:10:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:47	Witness Direct Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Zeide, Dr. Michael MD	In Person
01:25:42	Break
01:45:33	Witness Cross Examination	Schuler, Richard	Zeide, Dr. Michael MD	In Person
02:41:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Zeide, Dr. Michael MD	In Person
02:47:18	General Case Activities
02:49:16	Witness Direct Examination	Schuler, Richard	Bornstein, Bette	Video Recording
03:01:11	General Case Activities
03:02:49	Witness Direct Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Hays, Richard MD	Transcript Reading
03:22:08	General Case Activities
03:24:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:33	Witness Direct Examination	Maniotis, Nicholas	Rogers, Anthony	Transcript Reading
00:21:16	Witness Cross Examination	Schuler, Richard	Rogers, Anthony	Transcript Reading
00:22:11	General Case Activities
00:22:29	Break
00:39:05	General Case Activities
00:51:38	Closing Statement	Schuler, Richard
01:33:40	General Case Activities
01:34:34	Break
01:42:57	Closing Statement	Maniotis, Nicholas
02:43:53	Closing Statement	Schuler, Richard
02:58:18	General Case Activities
03:09:12	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:03	General Case Activities
		00:03:57	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:42	General Case Activities
		00:08:28	End of Session