Veitch Investments, LLC v. NCL Corp. Ltd.

Summary

A Florida state court jury has cleared Norwegian Cruise Line and former CEO Kevin Sheehan in a $90 million defamation and breach of contract lawsuit filed by Sheehans predecessor, Colin Veitch, who claimed a critical email from Sheehan to a travel magazine damaged his reputation.

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Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Veitch Investments, LLC
Defense: NCL Corp. Ltd.

Judge: William Thomas
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2016-CA-030273
Industry
Practice Area: Business Organizations

Plaintiff

Veitch Investments, LLC

Represented By:
Gutchess, Jeff (AXS Law Group PLLC)
Rose, Brandon (AXS Law Group PLLC)
Julin, Thomas (Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. )

Defense

NCL Corp. Ltd.

Expert Witnesses

Beaton, Neil

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:34	Opening Statement	Gutchess, Jeff
00:54:59	Opening Statement	Bohrer, Sanford
01:44:04	Break
02:02:34	General Case Activities
02:03:32	Witness Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Hiles-Maynard, Amy	In Person
02:23:04	Witness Cross Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Hiles-Maynard, Amy	In Person
02:36:37	Witness Direct Examination	Rose, Brandon	Peterstam, Niklas	In Person
02:50:48	Witness Cross Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Peterstam, Niklas	In Person
02:58:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rose, Brandon	Peterstam, Niklas	In Person
02:59:31	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Julin, Thomas	Kaiser, Michael	In Person
00:43:48	Witness Cross Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Kaiser, Michael	In Person
00:57:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Julin, Thomas	Kaiser, Michael	In Person
01:02:12	Break
01:08:02	Witness Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Leibovitz, Patricia	In Person
01:38:23	Witness Cross Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Leibovitz, Patricia	In Person
01:53:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Leibovitz, Patricia	In Person
01:58:21	Break
02:12:27	Witness Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Veitch, Colin	In Person
02:38:39	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Veitch, Colin	In Person
01:40:16	Break
01:56:01	Witness Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Veitch, Colin	In Person
02:40:10	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Veitch, Colin	In Person
01:16:42	Break
01:44:59	Witness Cross Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Veitch, Colin	In Person
02:56:01	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Veitch, Colin	In Person
00:19:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Veitch, Colin	In Person
00:38:10	Witness Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Sheehan, Kevin	In Person
01:23:04	Break
01:42:42	Witness Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Sheehan, Kevin	In Person
02:33:44	Witness Cross Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Sheehan, Kevin	In Person
02:54:08	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Veitch, Colin	In Person
00:20:37	Witness Cross Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Veitch, Colin	In Person
00:31:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Veitch, Colin	In Person
00:34:07	Break
00:36:45	Witness Direct Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Stuart, Andrew	In Person
01:05:42	Witness Cross Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Stuart, Andrew	In Person
01:39:08	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

DEC

PM Session

Verdict

7 Chapters

DEC

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Veitch Investments, LLC v. NCL Corp. Ltd.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:55	Witness Cross Examination	Bohrer, Sanford	Sheehan, Kevin	In Person
00:23:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Sheehan, Kevin	In Person
00:56:39	Witness Direct Examination	Gutchess, Jeff	Strechman, David	In Person
02:07:04	Witness Cross Examination	Encinosa, Israel	Strechman, David	In Person
02:08:22	Break
02:14:51	Witness Cross Examination	Encinosa, Israel	Strechman, David	In Person
02:38:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Gutchess, Jeff
00:50:55	Break
00:55:57	Closing Statement	Bohrer, Sanford
01:54:06	Closing Statement	Gutchess, Jeff
02:41:25	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:56	Break
		00:06:17	General Case Activities
		00:31:19	Break
		00:42:31	General Case Activities
		00:43:44	Reading of the Verdict
		00:49:23	End of Session