Carey v. Gupta

Summary

Plaintiffs Charles and Deborah Carey sued defendant Sanjeet Gupta in 2022 after being struck by Gupta while stopped at a red light in a lefthand turn lane. Gupta first collided with another driver, Peter Lafroscia, who also blames Gupta for the collision, however Gupta maintains the blame for the pileup lies with Lafroscia, who he alleges abruptly cut him off.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Carey, Charles and Deborah
Defense: Gupta , Sanjeev

Judge: Carolyn Bell
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 2022-CA-008884
Industry: Automotive, Transportation
Practice Area: Negligence, Transportation

Plaintiff

Carey, Charles and Deborah

Represented By:
Wechsler, Ryan (Long, Jean & Wechsler, P.A. )
Mourin, Patrick (RTRLAW )

Defense

Gupta , Sanjeev

Represented By:
Schechter, Marc (Robinson Pecaro & Mier)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:37	General Case Activities
00:22:00	Opening Statement	Wechsler, Ryan
00:52:15	Opening Statement	Mourin, Patrick
01:08:05	Break
01:19:28	Opening Statement	Schechter, Marc
02:09:20	General Case Activities
02:19:20	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

20 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:10:44	General Case Activities
00:17:24	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Pierre, Hardy	In Person
00:26:14	Witness Cross Examination	Mourin, Patrick	Pierre, Hardy	In Person
00:38:04	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Pierre, Hardy	In Person
00:48:58	General Case Activities
00:50:55	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Knapp, Dr. Avery Jr., M.D.	Video Recording
01:31:08	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Knapp, Dr. Avery Jr., M.D.	Video Recording
02:04:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Knapp, Dr. Avery Jr., M.D.	Video Recording
02:08:40	General Case Activities
02:12:55	Break
02:27:58	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Gonzalez, Dr. Armando DPM	Video Recording
02:50:38	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Gonzalez, Dr. Armando DPM	Video Recording
03:04:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Gonzalez, Dr. Armando DPM	Video Recording
03:07:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Gonzalez, Dr. Armando DPM	Video Recording
03:08:02	General Case Activities
03:10:10	Break
03:20:56	General Case Activities
03:27:50	Break
03:30:29	General Case Activities
04:38:45	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:05:38	General Case Activities
00:11:14	Witness Direct Examination		Gellman, Dr. Harris M.D.	Video Recording
00:49:10	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Gellman, Dr. Harris M.D.	Video Recording
01:16:30	Break
01:31:17	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Zucker, Dr. Lloyd M.D.	Video Conference
02:07:50	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Zucker, Dr. Lloyd M.D.	Video Conference
02:29:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Zucker, Dr. Lloyd M.D.	Video Conference
02:31:10	General Case Activities
02:38:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:06:57	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Moore, Dr. Frederick M.D.	Video Conference
00:47:02	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Moore, Dr. Frederick M.D.	Video Conference
01:19:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Moore, Dr. Frederick M.D.	Video Conference
01:32:00	Break
01:50:42	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Julien, Dr. Terrence M.D.	Video Recording
02:38:05	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Julien, Dr. Terrence M.D.	Video Recording
03:01:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Julien, Dr. Terrence M.D.	Video Recording
03:04:50	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Cortes, Dr. Christopher M.D.	Video Recording
03:19:05	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Cortes, Dr. Christopher M.D.	Video Recording
03:21:20	General Case Activities
03:24:10	Break
03:29:20	General Case Activities
03:50:12	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:06:35	General Case Activities
00:11:10	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Friedman, Dr. Jarrod M.D.	In Person
00:50:51	Witness Cross Examination	Mourin, Patrick	Friedman, Dr. Jarrod M.D.	In Person
01:02:50	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Friedman, Dr. Jarrod M.D.	In Person
01:05:28	General Case Activities		Friedman, Dr. Jarrod M.D.	In Person
01:14:40	Break
01:24:08	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Friedman, Dr. Jarrod M.D.	In Person
02:09:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Friedman, Dr. Jarrod M.D.	In Person
02:11:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Mourin, Patrick	Friedman, Dr. Jarrod M.D.	In Person
02:23:22	General Case Activities
02:28:40	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Kishner, Dr. Richard M.D.	Video Conference
00:36:31	Witness Cross Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Kishner, Dr. Richard M.D.	Video Conference
00:43:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Kishner, Dr. Richard M.D.	Video Conference
00:50:47	Witness Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Klapper, Dr. Andrew M.D.	Video Conference
01:22:55	General Case Activities
01:25:37	Break
01:43:15	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Reiz, Gary	Video Conference
02:11:57	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Reiz, Gary	Video Conference
02:17:57	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Carey, Charles	In Person
02:58:02	Witness Cross Examination	Mourin, Patrick	Carey, Charles	In Person
03:21:47	General Case Activities
03:53:47	End of Session
03:01:10	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Carey, Charles	In Person

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

25 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:35	Witness Direct Examination	Mourin, Patrick	Lafroscia, Peter	In Person
00:25:08	Witness Cross Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Lafroscia, Peter	In Person
00:27:43	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Lafroscia, Peter	In Person
00:51:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mourin, Patrick	Lafroscia, Peter	In Person
00:54:58	General Case Activities
00:57:16	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Conti, Danielle	In Person
01:15:03	Witness Cross Examination	Mourin, Patrick	Conti, Danielle	In Person
01:16:03	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Conti, Danielle	In Person
01:18:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Conti, Danielle	In Person
01:20:40	Break
01:31:29	General Case Activities
01:33:20	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Carey, Deborah	In Person
02:18:00	Witness Cross Examination	Mourin, Patrick	Carey, Deborah	In Person
02:20:40	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Carey, Deborah	In Person
03:07:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Carey, Deborah	In Person
03:21:20	Witness Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Baker, Corporal Ted	Video Conference
03:24:58	Witness Cross Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Baker, Corporal Ted	Video Conference
03:25:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Baker, Corporal Ted	Video Conference
03:26:15	General Case Activities
03:29:00	Break
03:46:50	General Case Activities
04:04:45	Break
04:05:35	General Case Activities
04:35:03	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Leber, Dr. Christopher M.D.	Video Conference
00:24:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Leber, Dr. Christopher M.D.	Video Conference
00:31:31	General Case Activities
00:39:37	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Gupta, Sanjeev	In Person
00:11:34	Witness Cross Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Gupta, Sanjeev	In Person
00:22:19	Witness Cross Examination	Mourin, Patrick	Gupta, Sanjeev	In Person
00:36:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Gupta, Sanjeev	In Person
00:40:52	Witness Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Zeide, Dr. Michael MD	Video Conference
01:09:17	Break
01:27:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Zeide, Dr. Michael MD	In Person
01:43:34	Witness Cross Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Zeide, Dr. Michael MD	In Person
01:56:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Zeide, Dr. Michael MD	In Person
02:07:02	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

20 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

17 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Closings

14 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney
00:24:13	General Case Activities
00:32:52	General Case Activities
00:34:42	Closing Statement	Wechsler, Ryan
01:14:15	Closing Statement	Mourin, Patrick
01:28:05	Break
01:34:43	Closing Statement	Schechter, Marc
02:09:00	Break
02:24:29	General Case Activities
02:26:10	Closing Statement	Schechter, Marc
03:27:35	Break
03:33:56	Closing Statement	Wechsler, Ryan
03:54:12	Closing Statement	Mourin, Patrick
04:00:06	General Case Activities
04:17:05	End of Session

Carey v. Gupta

Summary

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Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:38	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Pfeifer, Dr. Brian PHD	Video Conference
00:43:00	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Pfeifer, Dr. Brian PHD	Video Conference
01:26:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Pfeifer, Dr. Brian PHD	In Person
01:29:47	General Case Activities
01:33:50	Break
01:46:55	General Case Activities
02:01:00	Witness Direct Examination		Tiwari, Rakesh	Video Recording
02:34:36	General Case Activities
02:41:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:56	Witness Cross Examination	Schechter, Marc	Carey, Charles	In Person
00:28:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Carey, Charles	In Person
00:34:08	General Case Activities
00:38:06	Break
00:39:09	Witness Direct Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Leber, Dr. Christopher M.D.	Video Conference
01:16:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Cummings, Dr. Philip M.D.	Video Recording
01:08:07	General Case Activities
01:10:48	Break
01:25:36	Witness Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Fischer, William	In Person
02:27:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:38	General Case Activities
00:03:58	Witness Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Fischer, William	In Person
00:57:48	Witness Cross Examination	Wechsler, Ryan	Fischer, William	In Person
01:10:48	Witness Cross Examination	Mourin, Patrick	Fischer, William	In Person
01:17:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Fischer, William	In Person
01:26:18	General Case Activities
01:30:53	Break
01:42:53	General Case Activities
01:46:08	Witness Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Black, Gayle	Transcript Reading
02:50:03	Break
03:01:22	Witness Direct Examination	Schechter, Marc	Leber, Dr. Christopher M.D.	Transcript Reading
03:09:03	General Case Activities
03:38:25	General Case Activities
03:44:53	Break
04:04:46	General Case Activities
04:08:50	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:48	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:03	Break
		00:03:25	General Case Activities
		00:06:13	End of Session