Thomas v. C&S Wholesale Services, et al.

Summary

In this trucking case, plaintiff seeks to recover damages for injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, he allegedly suffered in a collision with a tractor-trailer.

Plaintiff claims the collision was caused by defendant trucking company's driver negligently making a U-turn on a highway.

Defendants contend that plaintiff was at fault in failing to brake in time to avoid the collision.

Outcome

For the plaintiff.

Total damages: $2,060,435, which includes
$1,360,435 for medical expenses.
$700,000 for pain and suffering.

Apportionment of fault:

Plaintiff: 50%
Defendant driver: 50%

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Thomas, Charles
Defense: C&S Wholesale Services
Verdict: $2,060,435

Judge: Gloria Walker
Jurisdiction: 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Alachua Family / Civil Justice Center

Case Number: 2024-CA-000343
Industry: Transportation
Practice Area: Transportation

Plaintiff

Thomas, Charles

Defense

C&S Wholesale Services

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

Session links become active around 15 minutes before scheduled start time

			Description	Start Time
		1h 41m 1s	Thomas v. C&S Wholesale Services, et al. 04/16/2026 AM (Jury Question 2)	11:00 AM EDT

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Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:47	Opening Statement	Boylan, Clancy
00:48:21	Opening Statement	Hamilton, Jerry
01:17:32	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Cummings, Kirk	Highway & Traffic Safety	In Person
00:32:19	Witness Cross Examination	Hamilton, Jerry	Cummings, Kirk	Highway & Traffic Safety	In Person
01:21:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Cummings, Kirk	Highway & Traffic Safety	In Person
01:30:19	Break
01:46:49	Witness Direct Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Montalbano, Paul	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
03:03:49	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Byron, David	Rigueras, Dr. Angel D.O.	Pain Management	Video Conference
00:37:36	Witness Cross Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Rigueras, Dr. Angel D.O.	Pain Management	Video Conference
01:05:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Byron, David	Rigueras, Dr. Angel D.O.	Pain Management	In Person
01:18:51	Break
01:35:52	Witness Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Mbeo, Dr. Gilbert M.D.	Neurology	In Person
02:53:19	Witness Cross Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Mbeo, Dr. Gilbert M.D.	Neurology	In Person
03:05:18	General Case Activities
03:30:16	Witness Cross Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Mbeo, Dr. Gilbert M.D.	Neurology	In Person
03:32:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Mbeo, Dr. Gilbert M.D.	Neurology	In Person
03:33:46	Witness Direct Examination		Valentine, Dr. Robert M.D.		Video Recording
04:30:11	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Wallace, John		In Person
00:50:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hamilton, Jerry	Wallace, John		In Person
01:04:50	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Graubert, Dr. Charles M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
01:25:50	Witness Cross Examination	Byron, David	Graubert, Dr. Charles M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
02:19:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Graubert, Dr. Charles M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
02:41:48	General Case Activities
04:32:37	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Jerath, Dr. Nivedita M.D.	Neurology	In Person
00:30:12	Witness Cross Examination	Block, Eric	Jerath, Dr. Nivedita M.D.	Neurology	In Person
01:07:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Jerath, Dr. Nivedita M.D.	Neurology	In Person
01:15:19	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Wolpert, Dr. Edward Ph.D.	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:30:22	Witness Cross Examination	Byron, David	Wolpert, Dr. Edward Ph.D.	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:59:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Wolpert, Dr. Edward Ph.D.	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:13:22	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Byron, David	Rigueras, Dr. Angel D.O.	Pain Management	Video Conference
00:11:52	Witness Cross Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Rigueras, Dr. Angel D.O.	Pain Management	Video Conference
00:15:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Byron, David	Rigueras, Dr. Angel D.O.	Pain Management	Video Conference
00:17:45	Witness Direct Examination	Hamilton, Jerry	Gushue, Dr. David Ph.D.	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
01:09:00	Witness Cross Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Gushue, Dr. David Ph.D.	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
01:46:05	Break
02:00:45	Witness Cross Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Gushue, Dr. David Ph.D.	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
02:16:11	Witness Direct Examination	Hamilton, Jerry	Gushue, Dr. David Ph.D.	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
02:22:45	General Case Activities
03:40:25	End of Session

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AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Other

5 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

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Thomas v. C&S Wholesale Services, et al.

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:13	General Case Activities
00:09:47	Witness Direct Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Streater, Gregory	In Person
01:46:58	Break
02:02:23	General Case Activities
02:04:08	Witness Direct Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Streater, Gregory	In Person
02:13:43	Witness Cross Examination	Hamilton, Jerry	Streater, Gregory	In Person
02:25:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Streater, Gregory	In Person
02:30:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:25	Witness Direct Examination	Rodgers, Brian	Bereczki, Dr. Zoltan DO		In Person
00:57:05	Witness Cross Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Bereczki, Dr. Zoltan DO		In Person
01:09:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rodgers, Brian	Bereczki, Dr. Zoltan DO		In Person
01:15:15	Witness Direct Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Francis, Dr. Ellie Ph.D.	Biomechanics	In Person
01:58:00	Break
02:11:45	Witness Direct Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Francis, Dr. Ellie Ph.D.	Biomechanics	In Person
02:15:59	Witness Cross Examination	Hamilton, Jerry	Francis, Dr. Ellie Ph.D.	Biomechanics	In Person
03:51:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Francis, Dr. Ellie Ph.D.	Biomechanics	In Person
04:12:53	General Case Activities
04:58:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:20	Break
00:14:45	General Case Activities
00:22:00	Witness Direct Examination		Buono, Dr. Darren M.D.	Radiology	Video Recording
02:26:20	Break
02:45:00	Witness Direct Examination	Byron, David	Rigueras, Dr. Angel D.O.	Pain Management	Video Conference
03:07:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:59	Witness Direct Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Thomas, Dawson	In Person
00:48:54	Witness Cross Examination	Almon, Tyler	Thomas, Dawson	In Person
00:53:14	Witness Direct Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Thomas, Charles	In Person
01:01:39	Witness Cross Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Thomas, Charles	In Person
01:18:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Thomas, Charles	In Person
01:28:24	General Case Activities
01:51:09	Break
01:56:24	Witness Direct Examination	Hamilton, Jerry	Langford, Steve	In Person
02:16:08	Witness Cross Examination	Boylan, Clancy	Langford, Steve	In Person
02:27:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hamilton, Jerry	Langford, Steve	In Person
02:31:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:39:21	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Levin, Bonnie	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:28:01	Witness Cross Examination	Block, Eric	Levin, Bonnie	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:17:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harris, Jeremy	Levin, Bonnie	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:22:46	Break
02:34:51	Witness Direct Examination		Hughes, David		Video Recording
02:53:01	Witness Direct Examination	Hamilton, Jerry	Wallace, John		In Person
03:24:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:35	Closing Statement	Boylan, Clancy
00:55:15	Closing Statement	Block, Eric
01:14:05	Closing Statement	Hamilton, Jerry
02:05:30	Break
02:16:30	Closing Statement	Boylan, Clancy
02:24:00	Closing Statement	Block, Eric
02:42:08	General Case Activities
03:00:26	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:09:40	Break
		00:24:38	General Case Activities
		00:46:18	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:34:35	Break
		01:24:35	General Case Activities
		01:28:16	General Case Activities
		01:32:45	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:29	General Case Activities
		00:06:54	End of Session