Prushansky v. Fradley

Summary

In this wrongful death litigation procceding, plaintiff Janet Prushansky (personal representative of the estate of Ann Prushansky) alleged Tara Fradly of negligence by driving under the influence of Xanax and causing a car crash which killed plaintiffs mother Ann Prushansky. At the time of the incident, Ms. Fradley was 17-years old.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney Matthew Levy. The defendant in this case, Tara Fradley was represented by attorney Bartholomew Cozad.

The jury awarded damages of $1M to each of Ms. Prushansky's children, for a total award of $3M.

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Outcome

Janet's Loss: 1,000,000
Keith's Loss: 1,000,000
Brenda's Loss: 1,000,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Prushansky, Janet
Defense: Fradley, Tara
Verdict: $3,000,000

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

Case Number: 2008CA036355
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Tort Law, Negligence

Plaintiff

Prushansky, Janet

Represented By:
Levy, Matthew (Metnick & Levy)

Defense

Fradley, Tara

Represented By:
Cozad, Bartholomew (Derrevere, Hawkes, Black & Cozad)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:12	Opening Statement	Metnick, Ken
00:54:28	Opening Statement	Cozad, Bartholomew
01:11:16	Break
01:23:25	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Garcia, Martin	In Person
02:47:42	End of Session

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

21 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Deese, Georgia	In Person
00:06:05	Witness Cross Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Deese, Georgia	In Person
00:14:50	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Portalano, Jessica	In Person
00:28:00	General Case Activities
00:51:38	Break
01:00:05	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	McKnight, Summer	In Person
01:16:53	Witness Cross Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	McKnight, Summer	In Person
01:21:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	McKnight, Summer	In Person
01:27:00	General Case Activities
01:29:56	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Guillaume, Fransois	In Person
01:39:52	Witness Cross Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Guillaume, Fransois	In Person
01:44:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Guillaume, Fransois	In Person
01:47:04	Break
02:05:48	General Case Activities
02:09:28	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Beach, Viera Rey	In Person
02:16:28	Witness Cross Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Beach, Viera Rey	In Person
02:20:08	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Seitter, Jamie	In Person
02:53:54	Witness Cross Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Seitter, Jamie	In Person
02:58:47	Break
03:17:34	General Case Activities	Metnick, Ken
03:39:25	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Monroig, Officer Anibel	In Person
00:11:53	Witness Cross Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Monroig, Officer Anibel	In Person
00:24:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Monroig, Officer Anibel	In Person
00:30:27	General Case Activities
00:34:00	Break
00:51:21	General Case Activities
01:14:11	Break
01:22:10	General Case Activities	Cozad, Bartholomew
01:27:22	General Case Activities	Levy, Matthew
01:29:23	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Fradley, Tara	In Person
01:50:33	Break
02:18:19	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Fradley, Tara	In Person
02:27:38	Witness Direct Examination	Metnick, Ken	Prushansky, Brenda	In Person
03:06:39	Witness Cross Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Prushansky, Brenda	In Person
03:08:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Metnick, Ken	Prushansky, Brenda	In Person
03:11:53	General Case Activities
03:18:14	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Metnick, Ken	Prushansky, Keith	In Person
00:19:21	Witness Cross Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Prushansky, Keith	In Person
00:23:21	Witness Direct Examination	Metnick, Ken	Prushansky, Janet	In Person
00:47:04	Witness Cross Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Prushansky, Janet	In Person
00:50:42	General Case Activities	Levy, Matthew
00:51:41	General Case Activities
00:55:21	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

1 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Prushansky v. Fradley

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:20	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Garcia, Martin	In Person
00:54:27	Witness Cross Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Garcia, Martin	In Person
01:19:24	Break
01:28:22	Witness Cross Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Garcia, Martin	In Person
01:49:20	General Case Activities
01:56:36	Break
02:02:59	General Case Activities
02:04:29	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Deese, Georgia	In Person
02:16:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:53	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Bell, Dr. Michael	In Person
00:41:20	Witness Cross Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Bell, Dr. Michael	In Person
00:47:29	Break
00:48:10	Witness Cross Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Bell, Dr. Michael	In Person
00:55:48	Break
01:11:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Bell, Dr. Michael	In Person
01:13:09	General Case Activities
01:25:39	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Matthew	Monroig, Officer Anibel	In Person
02:03:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:55	Witness Direct Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Schreibman, Adam	In Person
00:04:19	Witness Cross Examination	Levy, Matthew	Schreibman, Adam	In Person
00:07:45	Witness Direct Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Swope, Rick	In Person
00:45:29	Break
01:22:34	Witness Direct Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Swope, Rick	In Person
02:08:34	Break
02:16:25	Witness Cross Examination	Levy, Matthew	Swope, Rick	In Person
03:10:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Swope, Rick	In Person
03:15:19	General Case Activities
03:22:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:13	Witness Direct Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Plasman, Beth Anne	In Person
00:06:46	Witness Cross Examination	Levy, Matthew	Plasman, Beth Anne	In Person
00:12:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Plasman, Beth Anne	In Person
00:16:13	Witness Direct Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Augenstein, Dr. Jeffrey M.D., Ph.D	In Person
00:36:42	Break
00:40:28	Witness Direct Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Augenstein, Dr. Jeffrey M.D., Ph.D	In Person
01:04:07	Break
01:08:06	Witness Direct Examination	Cozad, Bartholomew	Augenstein, Dr. Jeffrey M.D., Ph.D	In Person
01:16:41	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:56	Closing Statement	Levy, Matthew
01:03:59	Closing Statement	Metnick, Ken
01:18:15	Closing Statement	Cozad, Bartholomew
01:49:44	Closing Statement	Metnick, Ken
02:05:41	General Case Activities
02:19:54	End of Session