Wiederhold v. Domino's Pizza

Summary

In this auto negligence case, plaintiffs claim a driver for Domino's Pizza caused a collision that left another driver a quadriplegic, who ultimately died one year later from a pulmonary embolism.

Outcome

Percentage of fault:

Jeffrey Kidd-90%
Richard Wiederhold-10%
Damages: $10,114,660

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Wiederhold, Yvonne
Defense: Domino's Pizza, LLC
Verdict: $10,114,660

Judge: Janet Thorpe
Jurisdiction: 9th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Orange County Courthouse

Case Number: 2011-CA-001589-0
Industry: Transportation
Practice Area: Transportation, Negligence

Plaintiff

Wiederhold, Yvonne

Represented By:
Avera, Mark (Avera & Smith)

Defense

Domino's Pizza, LLC

Represented By:
Womble, Richard (Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue, McLain & Mangan, P.A.)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:29:50	Opening Statement	Avera, Mark
01:16:29	Opening Statement	Womble, Richard
01:53:22	Break
02:09:41	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Quinn, Trooper	Video Recording
02:27:54	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Kidd, Jeffrey	Video Recording
03:12:55	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Cringle, Andrea	Video Recording
03:24:39	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Lashley, Joseph	In Person
03:39:17	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Fischler, Jarred	Video Recording
00:45:50	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Christly, John	In Person
00:52:08	Witness Cross Examination		Christly, John	In Person
01:00:17	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Mangels, Phillip	In Person
01:36:59	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Damis, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
02:02:26	Witness Cross Examination	Womble, Richard	Damis, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
02:05:57	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Avera, Mark	Snyder, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
00:05:04	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Snyder, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
00:31:28	Witness Cross Examination		Snyder, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
00:34:38	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Wiederhold, Yvonne	In Person
01:54:28	Witness Cross Examination	Womble, Richard	Wiederhold, Yvonne	In Person
02:14:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Wiederhold, Yvonne	In Person
02:16:54	General Case Activities
02:18:49	End of Session

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AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Devereaux, Joseph	In Person
00:34:01	Witness Cross Examination	Avera, Mark	Devereaux, Joseph	In Person
01:01:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Devereaux, Joseph	In Person
01:11:59	General Case Activities		Devereaux, Joseph	In Person
01:37:41	Witness Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Wehbe, Freddie	In Person
01:51:40	Witness Cross Examination	Avera, Mark	Wehbe, Freddie	In Person
02:03:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Wehbe, Freddie	In Person
02:06:16	Witness Direct Examination		Kibbler, Mr.	Transcript Reading
02:18:07	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Fournier, Donald	In Person
01:25:46	Witness Cross Examination	Avera, Mark	Fournier, Donald	In Person
02:17:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Fournier, Donald	In Person
02:26:14	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Avera, Mark	Fournier, Donald	In Person
02:29:06	End of Session

APR

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Wiederhold v. Domino's Pizza

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Video Library

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:07	General Case Activities
		00:04:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:37:40	General Case Activities
00:55:26	Closing Statement	Avera, Mark
01:47:19	Break
02:01:41	Closing Statement	Womble, Richard
02:48:54	Closing Statement	Avera, Mark
02:55:03	General Case Activities
03:04:06	End of Session