Perez v. Yamaha

Summary

In this automotive product liability wrongful death proceeding, plaintiff Daniel Perez claimed Yamaha Motor Corporation defectively designed its WaveRunner watercraft, causing plaintiffs 14-year-old daughter Jaysell Perez to die and seriously injuring her friend Samantha Archer in a collision with another watercraft.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney Robet Baker, David Kleinberg and Eric Ansel. The defendant in this case, Yamaha Motor Corporation USA was represented by attorney Richard Mueller.

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Outcome

Fault: 88%-Yamaha

$19 million went to the parents of Jaysell Perez and $16 million went to 21-year old Samantha Archer, who was 15 at the time of the accident.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Perez, Daniel
Defense: Yamaha Motor Corporation
Verdict: $35,000,000

Judge: David Crow
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 2006CA005301
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Perez, Daniel

Represented By:
Baker, Robert (Baker & Zimmerman PA)
Kleinberg, David (Neufeld, Kleinberg & Pinkiert P.A.)
Ansel, Eric (Ansel & Miller LLC )

Defense

Yamaha Motor Corporation

Represented By:
Mueller, Richard (Thompson Coburn LLP)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:55	Opening Statement	Baker, Robert
01:19:28	Break
01:30:25	Opening Statement	Kleinberg, David
02:27:51	Break
02:29:29	General Case Activities
02:31:16	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Mueller, Richard
01:08:47	Break
01:16:37	General Case Activities
01:17:08	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Hristov, Dr. Dimiter	In Person
01:39:24	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Hristov, Dr. Dimiter	In Person
01:56:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Hristov, Dr. Dimiter	In Person
02:04:16	Break
02:12:18	Witness Direct Examination	Baker, Robert	Kitzes, William	In Person
02:52:49	Break
03:10:58	Witness Direct Examination	Baker, Robert	Kitzes, William	In Person
03:59:28	Witness Cross Examination	Mueller, Richard	Kitzes, William	In Person
04:09:12	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Baker, Robert	Barry, Mr. Christopher P.E.	In Person
00:47:38	Witness Cross Examination	Mueller, Richard	Barry, Mr. Christopher P.E.	In Person
00:59:18	Break
01:11:44	Witness Cross Examination	Mueller, Richard	Barry, Mr. Christopher P.E.	In Person
01:23:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Baker, Robert	Barry, Mr. Christopher P.E.	In Person
01:33:54	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:05	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Schneider, Andrew	In Person
00:32:18	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Schneider, Andrew	In Person
00:47:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Schneider, Andrew	In Person
00:52:10	General Case Activities
00:57:58	Break
01:14:00	Witness Direct Examination	Ansel, Eric	Perez, Mr. Daniel	In Person
02:17:23	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Ansel, Eric	Perez, Mr. Daniel	In Person
00:37:38	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Perez, Mr. Daniel	In Person
00:46:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ansel, Eric	Perez, Mr. Daniel	In Person
00:49:11	Break
01:04:11	Witness Direct Examination		Karnes, Dr. Edward	Video Recording
03:41:48	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Flaster, Carol	In Person
00:16:57	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Flaster, Carol	In Person
00:45:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Flaster, Carol	In Person
00:48:38	General Case Activities
00:56:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

22 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

24 Chapters

MAY

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

26 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

21 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:04	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Kobayashi, Nobaru	In Person
01:12:57	General Case Activities
01:14:16	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Kobayashi, Nobaru	In Person
01:35:11	Break
01:52:50	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Kobayashi, Nobaru	In Person
02:12:08	General Case Activities
02:13:23	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Kobayashi, Nobaru	In Person
03:21:02	General Case Activities
03:21:49	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Kobayashi, Nobaru	In Person
03:22:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Kobayashi, Nobaru	In Person
03:56:23	End of Session
03:57:34	General Case Activities

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:05	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Robbins, Ronald	In Person
00:46:27	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Robbins, Ronald	In Person
01:34:36	Break
01:54:15	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Robbins, Ronald	In Person
01:55:55	General Case Activities
02:00:47	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Robbins, Ronald	In Person
02:14:52	General Case Activities
02:16:43	Witness Cross Examination	Kleinberg, David	Robbins, Ronald	In Person
02:42:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Robbins, Ronald	In Person
02:45:20	General Case Activities
02:49:21	General Case Activities
03:01:15	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Breen, Kevin	In Person
03:34:48	General Case Activities
03:35:31	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

12 Chapters

JUN

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Perez v. Yamaha

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Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:52	Opening Statement	Kleinberg, David
00:28:16	Opening Statement	Ansel, Eric
01:00:02	Opening Statement	Mueller, Richard
01:53:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:57	Witness Cross Examination	Mueller, Richard	Kitzes, William	In Person
00:24:08	Break
00:39:02	Witness Cross Examination	Mueller, Richard	Kitzes, William	In Person
00:50:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Baker, Robert	Kitzes, William	In Person
00:59:22	General Case Activities
01:01:47	Witness Direct Examination	Baker, Robert	Barry, Mr. Christopher P.E.	In Person
02:08:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:02	Witness Direct Examination		Ondino, Erin	Transcript Reading
00:23:16	Witness Cross Examination		Ondino, Erin	Transcript Reading
00:51:37	Witness Direct Examination		Arant, Steven	Transcript Reading
01:06:42	Witness Cross Examination		Arant, Steven	Transcript Reading
01:41:07	Break
02:13:49	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Rankin, Dr. David	In Person
02:32:48	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Rankin, Dr. David	In Person
02:40:19	Break
02:49:26	Witness Direct Examination		Goode, Dr. Craig	Video Recording
03:30:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	General Case Activities
00:02:29	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Kasbekar, Anand	In Person
00:33:17	General Case Activities
00:58:18	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Kasbekar, Anand	In Person
00:58:50	General Case Activities
00:59:41	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Kasbekar, Anand	In Person
01:16:52	General Case Activities
01:53:29	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Kasbekar, Anand	In Person
02:18:14	General Case Activities
02:18:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:30	Witness Cross Examination	Mueller, Richard	Kasbekar, Anand	In Person
00:34:58	General Case Activities
00:36:57	Witness Cross Examination	Mueller, Richard	Kasbekar, Anand	In Person
00:42:00	General Case Activities
00:43:51	Witness Cross Examination	Mueller, Richard	Kasbekar, Anand	In Person
00:52:04	General Case Activities
01:16:12	Witness Cross Examination	Mueller, Richard	Kasbekar, Anand	In Person
02:00:26	General Case Activities
02:03:17	Witness Cross Examination	Mueller, Richard	Kasbekar, Anand	In Person
02:17:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Kasbekar, Anand	In Person
02:30:27	General Case Activities
02:31:52	Break
02:33:47	General Case Activities
02:34:17	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Golden, Charles	In Person
03:21:02	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Golden, Charles	In Person
03:43:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Golden, Charles	In Person
03:48:12	General Case Activities
03:49:21	General Case Activities
03:51:10	General Case Activities
03:52:57	General Case Activities
03:53:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:48	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Goode, Dr. Craig	Video Recording
01:57:48	General Case Activities
01:57:58	Break
02:03:43	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Goode, Dr. Craig	Video Recording
02:11:34	General Case Activities
02:11:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:02	General Case Activities
00:00:43	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Goode, Dr. Craig	Video Recording
01:01:29	General Case Activities
01:03:04	General Case Activities
01:04:40	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Archer, Kristin	In Person
01:23:23	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Archer, Kristin	In Person
01:30:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Archer, Kristin	In Person
01:32:30	General Case Activities
01:32:44	Break
01:50:48	General Case Activities
01:51:20	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Archer, Nicholette	In Person
02:28:47	Break
02:38:47	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Archer, Nicholette	In Person
02:39:31	General Case Activities
02:40:26	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Archer, Nicholette	In Person
03:09:10	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Archer, Nicholette	In Person
03:32:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Archer, Nicholette	In Person
03:38:23	General Case Activities
03:38:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:02	General Case Activities
00:01:15	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Grossman, Melvin	Transcript Reading
00:44:07	General Case Activities
00:45:55	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Archer, Samantha	In Person
01:05:35	Break
01:13:25	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Archer, Samantha	In Person
01:15:02	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Archer, Samantha	In Person
01:44:41	General Case Activities
01:48:42	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Archer, Samantha	In Person
01:52:57	General Case Activities
02:00:21	General Case Activities
02:00:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:06	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Archer, Samantha	In Person
00:26:31	General Case Activities
00:29:55	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Archer, Samantha	In Person
00:34:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Archer, Samantha	In Person
00:43:55	General Case Activities
00:44:55	General Case Activities
00:46:58	Break
01:22:05	General Case Activities
01:22:50	Witness Direct Examination	Sarason, Scott	Boogt, Robert	Transcript Reading
02:29:58	General Case Activities
02:31:28	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Perez, Yvonne	In Person
02:47:15	General Case Activities
02:57:50	Witness Direct Examination	Ansel, Eric	Perez, Yvonne	In Person
03:09:53	General Case Activities
03:10:53	Witness Direct Examination	Ansel, Eric	Perez, Yvonne	In Person
03:11:51	General Case Activities
03:12:18	General Case Activities
03:14:20	General Case Activities
03:15:13	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Pettingill, Dr. Bernard Jr.	In Person
03:32:20	Witness Cross Examination	Sarason, Scott	Pettingill, Dr. Bernard Jr.	In Person
03:52:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Pettingill, Dr. Bernard Jr.	In Person
03:56:40	General Case Activities
03:58:17	General Case Activities
04:02:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:06	General Case Activities
00:00:56	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Tanni, Satoshi	Transcript Reading
00:01:33	General Case Activities
00:02:13	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Tanni, Satoshi	Transcript Reading
00:16:52	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Hamilton, Gregory	Video Recording
00:33:20	General Case Activities
00:34:38	General Case Activities
00:35:20	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Kobiashi, Mr.	Video Recording
02:12:19	Break
02:26:34	Witness Direct Examination	Kleinberg, David	Kobiashi, Mr.	Video Recording
03:14:08	General Case Activities
03:15:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:02	General Case Activities
00:00:22	General Case Activities	Baker, Robert
00:01:06	General Case Activities
00:02:20	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Speaks, Mark	In Person
00:23:46	General Case Activities
00:23:46	General Case Activities
00:30:04	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Speaks, Mark	In Person
00:35:29	General Case Activities
00:36:24	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Speaks, Mark	In Person
00:36:45	General Case Activities
00:37:55	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Speaks, Mark	In Person
00:55:45	General Case Activities
00:59:18	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Speaks, Mark	In Person
01:08:04	General Case Activities
01:09:47	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Speaks, Mark	In Person
01:15:02	General Case Activities
01:16:52	General Case Activities
01:17:49	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Speaks, Mark	In Person
01:19:22	General Case Activities
01:36:47	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Speaks, Mark	In Person
01:46:22	General Case Activities
01:48:57	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Speaks, Mark	In Person
01:59:51	General Case Activities
02:03:53	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Speaks, Mark	In Person
02:21:02	General Case Activities
02:22:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:10	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Speaks, Mark	In Person
00:00:10	Witness Cross Examination			In Person
00:33:06	General Case Activities
00:34:52	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Speaks, Mark	In Person
00:44:54	General Case Activities
00:45:28	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Speaks, Mark	In Person
01:00:38	General Case Activities
02:46:00	General Case Activities
02:49:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:23	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Frantz, James	In Person
00:00:23	Witness Cross Examination			In Person
00:53:42	General Case Activities
00:57:03	General Case Activities
00:57:32	General Case Activities		Frantz, James	In Person
01:00:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pesce, Carl	Frantz, James	In Person
01:02:13	General Case Activities
01:02:31	Break
01:20:50	General Case Activities
01:21:40	Witness Direct Examination	Seipp, John	Bonamigo, Maurice	Video Recording
02:26:53	General Case Activities
02:28:58	Witness Direct Examination	Pesce, Carl	Holly, Mr.	Video Recording
03:02:36	General Case Activities
03:04:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:59	Witness Direct Examination	Pesce, Carl	Holly, Mr.	Video Recording
01:16:05	Break
01:34:50	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Kobayashi, Nobaru	In Person
02:19:30	General Case Activities
02:19:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:36	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Speaks, Mark	In Person
00:23:28	General Case Activities
00:24:42	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Speaks, Mark	In Person
00:54:51	General Case Activities
00:55:30	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Robert	Speaks, Mark	In Person
01:06:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Speaks, Mark	In Person
01:14:19	General Case Activities
01:15:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Speaks, Mark	In Person
01:45:56	General Case Activities
01:51:27	General Case Activities
01:52:04	General Case Activities
01:52:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:04	Witness Direct Examination	Sarason, Scott	Resnick, Dr. Trevor M.D.	In Person
00:29:07	Witness Cross Examination	Kleinberg, David	Resnick, Dr. Trevor M.D.	In Person
00:46:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sarason, Scott	Resnick, Dr. Trevor M.D.	In Person
00:52:11	Break
01:00:46	Witness Direct Examination	Sarason, Scott	Levin, Bonnie	In Person
01:18:46	General Case Activities
01:24:47	Witness Direct Examination	Sarason, Scott	Levin, Bonnie	In Person
01:52:56	Witness Cross Examination	Kleinberg, David	Levin, Bonnie	In Person
02:24:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sarason, Scott	Levin, Bonnie	In Person
02:27:40	General Case Activities
03:03:25	General Case Activities
03:03:40	Witness Direct Examination	Sarason, Scott	Limota, Frank	Transcript Reading
03:12:56	Witness Direct Examination	Sarason, Scott	Frabatore, Stephen	Transcript Reading
03:28:24	Witness Direct Examination	Sarason, Scott	Frabatore, Jennifer	Transcript Reading
03:39:41	General Case Activities
03:40:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:38	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Robbins, Ronald	In Person
01:15:23	Break
01:24:17	Witness Direct Examination	Mueller, Richard	Robbins, Ronald	In Person
02:13:39	General Case Activities
02:14:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
01:26:39	General Case Activities
01:26:49	Break
01:34:50	General Case Activities
01:35:30	Closing Statement	Mueller, Richard
03:17:53	Break
03:29:36	General Case Activities
03:30:01	Closing Statement	Kleinberg, David
04:03:18	General Case Activities
04:20:40	General Case Activities
04:31:07	General Case Activities
04:33:49	End of Session
00:00:04	Closing Statement	Ansel, Eric