FD Destiny v. AP Destiny

Summary

This lawsuit seeks damages for breach and fraud stemming from the Destiny, Florida land development project. The claims stem from a real estate developer's alleged role in a conspiracy to fraudulently bill an investor through dummy corporations as part of the Destiny land development project on more than 25,000 acres in north central Florida.

The developer claimed the billing at issue was only instituted after the investor breached an agreement to pay, while the investor claims he was defrauded.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Pugliese, Anthony
Defense: DeLuca, Elisabeth
Verdict: $2,900,000

Judge: Donald Hafele
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 2009CA029903
Industry: Real Estate
Practice Area: Real Property

Plaintiff

Pugliese, Anthony

Defense

DeLuca, Elisabeth

Represented By:
Hutchison, Richard (Holland & Knight)
Cartwright, Kelly-Ann (Holland & Knight)
Chapman, John (Holland & Knight)

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:33:49	Opening Statement	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."
01:22:34	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

AM Session

Openings

2 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Florio, Alfred	In Person
00:38:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gary, Willie	Florio, Alfred	In Person
00:51:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Masters, Robert	In Person
01:19:49	Break
01:36:50	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Masters, Robert	In Person
01:55:13	Witness Cross Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Masters, Robert	In Person
02:48:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Masters, Robert	In Person
03:02:23	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Conners, Craig	In Person
00:26:56	Witness Cross Examination		Conners, Craig	In Person
00:38:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Conners, Craig	In Person
00:43:12	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Gatewood, Rosalind	In Person
01:18:37	Break
01:40:50	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Gatewood, Rosalind	In Person
02:33:18	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Gatewood, Rosalind	In Person
00:35:34	Witness Cross Examination	Cartwright, Kelly-Ann	Gatewood, Rosalind	In Person
00:53:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Gatewood, Rosalind	In Person
01:00:52	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Basehart, Robert	In Person
01:28:33	Break
01:51:57	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Basehart, Robert	In Person
03:33:08	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Basehart, Robert	In Person
00:54:59	Witness Cross Examination	Chapman, John	Basehart, Robert	In Person
01:20:13	Break
01:29:33	Witness Cross Examination	Chapman, John	Basehart, Robert	In Person
02:08:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Basehart, Robert	In Person
02:41:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Chapman, John	Basehart, Robert	In Person
02:42:44	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Reamer, Joseph	In Person
01:25:06	Break
01:46:37	Witness Cross Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Reamer, Joseph	In Person
02:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Thacker, Laura	In Person
02:31:28	Witness Cross Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Thacker, Laura	In Person
02:44:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Thacker, Laura	In Person
02:47:16	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."	Pelham, Thomas	Video Recording
01:17:51	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Scarpino, Mike	In Person
01:32:13	Break
02:06:46	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Scarpino, Mike	In Person
02:15:48	Witness Cross Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Scarpino, Mike	In Person
02:20:40	Witness Direct Examination	Crickenberger, Glenn	Friedman, David	Transcript Reading
03:27:30	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Oddo, Robert	In Person
00:37:55	Witness Cross Examination	Cartwright, Kelly-Ann	Oddo, Robert	In Person
00:42:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Oddo, Robert	In Person
00:49:53	Witness Direct Examination	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."	Saavedra, Frances	Transcript Reading
01:12:44	Break
01:51:37	Witness Direct Examination	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."	Pugliese, Anthony	In Person
02:42:54	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."	Pugliese, Anthony		In Person
00:05:21	Witness Direct Examination	Gary, Willie	Mattson, Cindy		In Person
00:15:08	Break
00:46:59	Witness Direct Examination	Gary, Willie	Mattson, Cindy		In Person
00:55:29	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Leary, Lawrence Jr.	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:10:21	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Leary, Lawrence Jr.	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:04:54	Witness Cross Examination	Chapman, John	Leary, Lawrence Jr.	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:53:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Leary, Lawrence Jr.	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:06:37	Witness Direct Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Worroll, David		In Person
01:30:24	Break
01:48:55	Witness Direct Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Worroll, David		In Person
02:26:45	Witness Cross Examination	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."	Worroll, David		In Person
03:26:35	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."	Worroll, David		In Person
01:02:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Worroll, David		In Person
01:25:08	General Case Activities		Worroll, David		In Person
01:31:07	Break
01:43:14	General Case Activities	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."
01:43:53	Witness Direct Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Hodkin, Adam		In Person
02:04:16	Witness Cross Examination	Mariani, John	Hodkin, Adam		In Person
02:36:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Hodkin, Adam		In Person
02:43:48	Witness Direct Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Pollack, Richard CPA	Economics & Accounting	In Person
03:07:05	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Fishkind, Hank	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:43:14	Witness Cross Examination	Mariani, John	Fishkind, Hank	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:21:03	Break
01:41:46	Witness Cross Examination	Mariani, John	Fishkind, Hank	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:28:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Fishkind, Hank	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:53:31	General Case Activities		Fishkind, Hank	Economics & Accounting	In Person
03:00:59	Witness Direct Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Reynolds, Alan	Other	In Person
03:19:07	End of Session

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gary, Willie	Ray, Bobby		In Person
01:01:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Ray, Bobby		In Person
01:09:32	Witness Direct Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Fishkind, Hank	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:27:00	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Chapman, John	Reynolds, Alan	Other	In Person
01:06:32	Witness Cross Examination	Mariani, John	Reynolds, Alan	Other	In Person
01:35:21	Break
01:50:00	Witness Cross Examination	Mariani, John	Reynolds, Alan	Other	In Person
03:15:16	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Mariani, John	Reynolds, Alan	Other	In Person
00:14:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chapman, John	Reynolds, Alan	Other	In Person
00:35:29	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

FD Destiny v. AP Destiny

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:42	Witness Cross Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Reamer, Joseph	In Person
01:37:28	Break
01:55:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."	Reamer, Joseph	In Person
02:46:12	Witness Direct Examination	Mariani, John	Leftwich, David	In Person
03:15:54	Witness Cross Examination	Chapman, John	Leftwich, David	In Person
03:28:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:58	Witness Direct Examination	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."	Pugliese, Laura	In Person
00:47:55	Witness Cross Examination	Cartwright, Kelly-Ann	Pugliese, Laura	In Person
00:55:05	Break
01:27:17	Witness Direct Examination	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."	Pelham, Thomas	Video Recording
02:22:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:10	Witness Direct Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Pollack, Richard CPA	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:03:53	Witness Cross Examination	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."	Pollack, Richard CPA	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:35:31	Break
01:56:23	Witness Cross Examination	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."	Pollack, Richard CPA	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:23:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hutchison, Richard	Pollack, Richard CPA	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:30:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:09:28	Break
01:34:57	Closing Statement	Hoffler, Tricia "C.K."
02:20:06	Closing Statement	Gary, Willie
03:28:46	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:12:55	General Case Activities
		00:19:01	End of Session