Quorum Management v. Franck's Pharmacy

Summary

In this negligence case, Quorum management and others are suing Franck's Pharmacy for the deaths of more than 20 thoroughbred horses following their ingestion of a nutritional supplement meant to aid in muscle recovery.

Outcome

Verdict for Plaintiffs:

Quorum Management Company - $289,985.78
Diamond State Insurance Company - $1,097,000.00
Juan Martin Nero - $630,000.00
Nicolas Espain - $225,000.00
Guillermo Caset - $275,000.00

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Quorum Management
Diamond State Insurance
Nero, Juan
Defense: Franck's Lab
Campbell, Anthony
Belden, James
Verdict: $2,487,986

Judge: Cheryl Caracuzzo
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 2010-CA-009112
Industry
Practice Area: Negligence, Pharmaceuticals

Plaintiff

Quorum Management

Represented By:
Mejer, Alvaro (Mejer Law, P.A.)

Plaintiff

Diamond State Insurance

Represented By:
Gericke, William (Cozen OConnor)

Plaintiff

Nero, Juan

Represented By:
Aran, Fernando (Aran Correa Guarch & Shapiro, P.A. )

Defense

Franck's Lab

Represented By:
Puya, Keith (Law Offices of Keith J. Puya, P.A.)

Defense

Campbell, Anthony

Represented By:
Buigas, Hector (Bobo, Ciotoli, Bocchino, White & Buigas, P.A.)

Defense

Belden, James

Represented By:
Bachi, Daniel (Sellars, Marion & Bachi P.A.)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:45	Opening Statement	Mejer, Alvaro
01:02:28	Opening Statement	Gericke, William
01:06:09	Opening Statement	Aran, Fernando
01:31:35	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Harris, Sheila	Transcript Reading
00:52:50	Witness Cross Examination	Buigas, Hector	Harris, Sheila	Transcript Reading
01:01:00	Witness Direct Examination	Aran, Fernando	Campbell, Dr. Anthony	In Person
01:29:03	Break
01:40:48	Witness Direct Examination	Aran, Fernando	Campbell, Dr. Anthony	In Person
01:51:30	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Aran, Fernando	Campbell, Dr. Anthony	In Person
00:45:22	Witness Cross Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Campbell, Dr. Anthony	In Person
01:01:02	Witness Cross Examination	Buigas, Hector	Campbell, Dr. Anthony	In Person
01:38:05	Break
02:00:49	Witness Cross Examination	Buigas, Hector	Campbell, Dr. Anthony	In Person
02:33:21	Witness Cross Examination	Bachi, Daniel	Campbell, Dr. Anthony	In Person
03:00:02	General Case Activities		Campbell, Dr. Anthony	In Person
03:03:42	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Abdullah, Nefertiti	Video Recording
03:33:53	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Abdullah, Nefertiti	Video Recording
		01:52:04	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Abdullah, Nefertiti	Video Recording
00:45:48	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Franklin, Dr. Zachary M.D.	In Person
01:10:20	Witness Cross Examination	Bachi, Daniel	Franklin, Dr. Zachary M.D.	In Person
01:44:05	Break
02:03:26	Witness Cross Examination	Puya, Keith	Franklin, Dr. Zachary M.D.	In Person
02:11:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Franklin, Dr. Zachary M.D.	In Person
02:16:58	General Case Activities		Franklin, Dr. Zachary M.D.	In Person
02:18:40	General Case Activities	Mejer, Alvaro	Franklin, Dr. Zachary M.D.	In Person
02:20:06	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Villamil, Juan	In Person
02:59:28	Break
03:12:16	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Villamil, Juan	In Person
03:33:41	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Puya, Keith	Villamil, Juan	In Person
00:33:41	Witness Cross Examination	Buigas, Hector	Villamil, Juan	In Person
01:22:28	Witness Cross Examination	Bachi, Daniel	Villamil, Juan	In Person
01:40:44	Break
01:51:59	Witness Cross Examination	Bachi, Daniel	Villamil, Juan	In Person
02:39:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Villamil, Juan	In Person
02:42:21	General Case Activities		Villamil, Juan	In Person
02:47:22	Break

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Doering, Paul	In Person
00:10:22	Break
00:18:25	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Doering, Paul	In Person
01:08:03	Witness Cross Examination	Puya, Keith	Doering, Paul	In Person
01:59:20	Witness Cross Examination	Buigas, Hector	Doering, Paul	In Person
02:25:34	Witness Cross Examination	Bachi, Daniel	Doering, Paul	In Person
02:35:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Doering, Paul	In Person
02:39:56	General Case Activities		Doering, Paul	In Person
02:48:14	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gericke, William	Evans, Tania	In Person
00:40:17	Witness Cross Examination	Puya, Keith	Evans, Tania	In Person
01:11:55	Witness Cross Examination	Buigas, Hector	Evans, Tania	In Person
01:57:22	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Bachi, Daniel	Evans, Tania	In Person
00:03:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gericke, William	Evans, Tania	In Person
00:05:55	General Case Activities		Evans, Tania	In Person
00:06:55	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Cisneros, Emma	In Person
01:32:05	Break
01:52:35	Witness Cross Examination	Puya, Keith	Cisneros, Emma	In Person
03:05:54	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Vargas, Alfredo	Transcript Reading
03:36:33	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Buigas, Hector	Names, Byron	In Person
00:52:10	Witness Cross Examination	Bachi, Daniel	Names, Byron	In Person
01:23:38	Witness Cross Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Names, Byron	In Person
01:49:40	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Aran, Fernando	Names, Byron	In Person
00:15:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Buigas, Hector	Names, Byron	In Person
00:17:04	Break
00:27:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Buigas, Hector	Names, Byron	In Person
00:38:54	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Vargas, Alfredo	Transcript Reading
01:40:06	Break
01:58:13	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Vargas, Alfredo	Transcript Reading
02:24:59	Witness Direct Examination	Aran, Fernando	Nero, Juan	Video Recording
03:36:01	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bachi, Daniel	Mitchell, Dr. Richard DVM	In Person
00:35:53	Witness Cross Examination	Puya, Keith	Mitchell, Dr. Richard DVM	In Person
00:58:55	Witness Cross Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Mitchell, Dr. Richard DVM	In Person
01:13:33	Witness Cross Examination	Buigas, Hector	Mitchell, Dr. Richard DVM	In Person
01:16:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bachi, Daniel	Mitchell, Dr. Richard DVM	In Person
01:18:31	Witness Direct Examination	Aran, Fernando	Nero, Juan	Video Recording
01:46:47	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Aran, Fernando	Nero, Juan	Transcript Reading
00:44:37	Witness Direct Examination	Aran, Fernando	Caset, Guillermo	Video Recording
01:50:47	Break
02:12:12	Witness Direct Examination	Aran, Fernando	Espain, Nicolas	Video Recording
02:22:47	Witness Direct Examination	Aran, Fernando	Espain, Nicolas	Transcript Reading
02:48:03	Witness Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Belden, Dr. James DVM	In Person
03:39:35	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Bachi, Daniel	Belden, Dr. James DVM	In Person
00:52:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Belden, Dr. James DVM	In Person
00:56:09	General Case Activities		Belden, Dr. James DVM	In Person
00:58:11	General Case Activities	Puya, Keith
01:03:08	Witness Direct Examination	Buigas, Hector	Buffington, Dr. Daniel PharmD, MBA	In Person
02:11:37	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Buigas, Hector	Buffington, Dr. Daniel PharmD, MBA	In Person
00:19:40	Witness Cross Examination	Puya, Keith	Buffington, Dr. Daniel PharmD, MBA	In Person
00:23:20	Witness Cross Examination	Aran, Fernando	Buffington, Dr. Daniel PharmD, MBA	In Person
00:49:57	Witness Cross Examination	Gericke, William	Buffington, Dr. Daniel PharmD, MBA	In Person
00:58:38	Witness Cross Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Buffington, Dr. Daniel PharmD, MBA	In Person
01:12:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Buigas, Hector	Buffington, Dr. Daniel PharmD, MBA	In Person
01:23:21	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Aran, Fernando	Buffington, Dr. Daniel PharmD, MBA	In Person
01:28:49	General Case Activities		Buffington, Dr. Daniel PharmD, MBA	In Person
01:38:24	Witness Direct Examination	Bachi, Daniel	Portocarrero, Paula	In Person
01:51:18	Witness Cross Examination	Mejer, Alvaro	Portocarrero, Paula	In Person
01:58:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bachi, Daniel	Portocarrero, Paula	In Person
01:59:37	General Case Activities		Portocarrero, Paula	In Person
02:05:09	General Case Activities	Bachi, Daniel
02:13:30	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Quorum Management v. Franck's Pharmacy

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:54	Closing Statement	Mejer, Alvaro
00:35:18	Closing Statement	Aran, Fernando
00:55:38	Closing Statement	Gericke, William
01:14:29	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:49	General Case Activities
		00:08:59	End of Session