Truong v. Waste Services of Florida Inc.

Summary

A unanimous panel of six jurors deliberated for just under two hours following a weeklong trial before rejecting plaintiff Thomas Truongs allegations against Waste Services of Florida Inc. and truck driver William Bocker. Truong's attorneys accused Bocker of driving at an unsafe speed and failing to check his mirrors when he collided with Truong on Orlandos John Young Parkway in 2012. However the company maintained that Truong caused the accident by trying to speed past the truck to cross an intersection despite Bocker activating his turn signal.

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Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Truong, Thomas
Defense: Waste Services of Florida Inc.

Judge: Keith White
Jurisdiction: 9th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Orange County Courthouse

Case Number: 2013-CA-00353
Industry: Trucking
Practice Area: Negligence, Transportation

Plaintiff

Truong, Thomas

Defense

Waste Services of Florida Inc.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Smith, Daniel
00:38:56	Opening Statement	Coye, Wade
01:08:49	Break
01:21:48	Opening Statement	Womble, Richard
01:55:07	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:01	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	Stopper, David	In Person
01:12:30	Break
01:20:39	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	Stopper, David	In Person
01:36:11	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Stopper, David	In Person
02:37:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	Stopper, David	In Person
00:15:45	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	McCloskey, Timothy	Video Recording
00:43:35	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	Koval, Dr. Kenneth M.D.	Video Recording
01:16:36	Break
01:28:15	Witness Direct Examination	Coye, Wade	Liebert, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:26:46	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Liebert, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:36:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Coye, Wade	Liebert, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:39:22	Break
02:51:02	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	Bocker, William	Video Recording
03:25:39	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	Bocker, William	Video Recording
00:20:46	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	Bleichner, Christopher	In Person
01:02:33	Break
01:12:14	Witness Cross Examination	Womble, Richard	Bleichner, Christopher	In Person
01:30:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	Bleichner, Christopher	In Person
01:39:22	Witness Direct Examination	Coye, Wade	Snyder, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
02:38:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Coye, Wade	Snyder, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
00:54:08	General Case Activities
00:57:58	Break
01:04:07	General Case Activities
01:23:28	Witness Direct Examination	Coye, Wade	Snyder, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
02:02:37	Break
02:12:46	Witness Cross Examination	Womble, Richard	Snyder, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
02:44:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Coye, Wade	Snyder, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
02:46:15	Witness Direct Examination	Coye, Wade	Truong, Xuong	In Person
03:17:27	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Coye, Wade	Gorman, James	In Person
00:10:19	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Gorman, James	In Person
00:15:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Coye, Wade	Gorman, James	In Person
00:17:52	Witness Direct Examination	Coye, Wade	Cody, Lawrence	In Person
00:49:21	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Cody, Lawrence	In Person
01:16:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Coye, Wade	Cody, Lawrence	In Person
01:24:00	Break
01:38:49	Witness Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Shahnasarian, Dr. Michael PhD	Video Recording
02:59:22	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:48	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	Glowa, Sean	In Person
00:45:52	Witness Cross Examination	Womble, Richard	Glowa, Sean	In Person
00:55:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	Glowa, Sean	In Person
00:59:28	Break
01:13:13	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	Armstrong, Jeffrey	In Person
02:38:43	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	Armstrong, Jeffrey	In Person
00:22:09	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Armstrong, Jeffrey	In Person
01:20:13	Break
01:36:05	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Armstrong, Jeffrey	In Person
02:03:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Daniel	Armstrong, Jeffrey	In Person
02:09:30	General Case Activities
02:35:37	General Case Activities
02:36:37	Witness Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Bocker, William	In Person
02:48:35	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Daniel	Bocker, William	In Person
03:08:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Bocker, William	In Person
03:10:39	General Case Activities
03:20:03	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Chewning, Stephen	In Person
00:38:30	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Daniel	Chewning, Stephen	In Person
01:00:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Chewning, Stephen	In Person
01:05:47	Break
01:19:10	Witness Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Lisk, Del	Video Recording
02:09:40	Witness Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Truong, Thomas	Video Recording
02:24:19	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Fournier, Donald	In Person
01:01:10	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Daniel	Fournier, Donald	In Person
01:23:01	Break
01:36:25	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Daniel	Fournier, Donald	In Person
01:53:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Fournier, Donald	In Person
02:00:12	General Case Activities
03:07:09	General Case Activities
03:08:39	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Truong v. Waste Services of Florida Inc.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:27:35	Break
		01:35:58	General Case Activities
		02:55:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:00	General Case Activities
00:24:40	Closing Statement	Smith, Daniel
00:55:50	Closing Statement	Coye, Wade
01:32:45	Break
01:41:32	Closing Statement	Womble, Richard
02:37:15	Closing Statement	Smith, Daniel
02:43:30	Closing Statement	Coye, Wade
02:49:24	General Case Activities
02:59:48	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:08	General Case Activities
		00:04:42	End of Session