Butler v. Feliu

Summary

In this wrongful death, vehicular collision case, plaintiff seeks to recover for a 2022 crash that killed a 32-year old. Defendant, who had been drinking before the crash, was ultimately convicted of DUI manslaughter. With liability conceded, trial will proceed on damages alone and is expected to last roughly five days.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Butler, Beth
Defense

Judge: Cynthia Oster
Jurisdiction: 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Edgecomb Courthouse

Case Number: 29-2023-CA-006705
Industry: Transportation
Practice Area: Transportation

Plaintiff

Butler, Beth

Represented By:
Pickett, Andrew (Andrew Pickett Law, PLLC)
Whitehouse, Tiffany (Andrew Pickett Law, PLLC)

Defense

Represented By:
Ruiz, Juan (Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue, McLain & Mangan, P.A.)

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D. (Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling)

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Pickett, Andrew
00:35:26	Opening Statement	Ruiz, Juan
00:53:00	General Case Activities
01:04:03	Break
01:30:26	General Case Activities
01:31:41	Witness Direct Examination		Feliu, Emmanuel	Video Recording
01:37:03	Witness Direct Examination	Pickett, Andrew	Bailey, Officer Douglas	In Person
01:56:15	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Bailey, Officer Douglas	In Person
02:00:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pickett, Andrew	Bailey, Officer Douglas	In Person
02:04:44	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Bailey, Officer Douglas	In Person
02:10:21	Witness Direct Examination	Pickett, Andrew	Bauman, Corporal William	In Person
02:30:41	Witness Direct Examination	Whitehouse, Tiffany	Close, Mary	In Person
02:50:15	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Close, Mary	In Person
03:00:55	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:43	Witness Direct Examination	Whitehouse, Tiffany	Butler, Dennis	In Person
00:23:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Butler, Dennis	In Person
00:36:22	Witness Direct Examination	Pickett, Andrew	Menes, Matthew	In Person
00:47:57	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Menes, Matthew	In Person
00:52:17	Break
00:59:06	Witness Direct Examination	Pickett, Andrew	Butler, Beth Ann	In Person
02:06:19	Break
02:22:09	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Butler, Beth Ann	In Person
02:33:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pickett, Andrew	Butler, Beth Ann	In Person
02:38:04	Witness Direct Examination	Pickett, Andrew	Menes, Miguel	In Person
03:20:17	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Menes, Miguel	In Person
03:26:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pickett, Andrew	Menes, Miguel	In Person
03:27:58	General Case Activities
03:36:32	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es) - Damages

12 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Butler v. Feliu

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:33	Closing Statement	Ruiz, Juan
00:37:27	Closing Statement	Pickett, Andrew
00:45:19	General Case Activities
00:55:08	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:08	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:00	General Case Activities
		00:09:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:05	Witness Direct Examination	Pickett, Andrew	Feliu, Emmanuel	In Person
00:34:43	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Juan	Feliu, Emmanuel	In Person
00:37:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pickett, Andrew	Feliu, Emmanuel	In Person
00:40:07	General Case Activities
00:42:01	Break
00:53:48	General Case Activities
01:02:30	Closing Statement	Pickett, Andrew
01:22:06	Closing Statement	Ruiz, Juan
01:36:03	Closing Statement	Pickett, Andrew
01:41:45	General Case Activities
01:47:10	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:03	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:37	General Case Activities
		00:05:23	End of Session