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

$8.97 million

$10.1M Verdict Hammers Domino's Pizza in Trial Over Wreck that Led to Former Firefighter's Death
Apr 13, 2016

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Aug 2, 2016

Domino's Pizza Accused of Responsibility for Florida Crash That Killed Former Fire Chief, as Trial Opens
Jun 13, 2019

|BREAKING| $8.97M Verdict Against Domino's Pizza Over Crash That Ultimately Killed Former Fire Chief
Jun 14, 2019

|VIDEO| How Mark Avera's Closing Set Up $9M Verdict in Domino's Pizza Crash Case
Oct 9, 2020

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Wiederhold, Yvonne
Defense: Domino's Pizza, LLC
Verdict: $8,970,000

Judge: Renee Roche
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

Defense

Domino's Pizza, LLC

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:11	Opening Statement	Avera, Mark
01:21:20	Break
01:42:28	Opening Statement	Zharova, Christine
02:38:11	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	O'Quinn, Trooper	Video Recording
02:58:05	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Kidd, Jeffrey	Video Recording
01:08:00	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Alexandria	Lashley, Joseph	Transcript Reading
01:15:03	Witness Cross Examination	Womble, Richard	Lashley, Joseph	Transcript Reading
01:18:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Avera, Alexandria	Lashley, Joseph	Transcript Reading
01:20:11	End of Session
01:48:33	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Snyder, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
02:17:54	Witness Cross Examination	Womble, Richard	Snyder, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
02:22:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Snyder, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
02:22:38	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Cringle, Andrea	Video Recording
02:32:06	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Fischler, Jarred	Video Recording
03:20:48	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Alexandria	Christly, John	Transcript Reading
00:06:46	Witness Cross Examination	Zharova, Christine	Christly, John	Transcript Reading
00:14:33	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Mangels, Phillip	In Person
00:33:51	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Wiederhold, Yvonne	In Person
00:53:52	Break
01:10:33	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Wiederhold, Yvonne	In Person
01:48:14	Witness Cross Examination	Womble, Richard	Wiederhold, Yvonne	In Person
02:02:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Wiederhold, Yvonne	In Person
02:04:36	Witness Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Fischler, Jarred	In Person
02:19:00	Witness Cross Examination	Avera, Mark	Fischler, Jarred	In Person
02:30:28	Break
02:35:57	Witness Cross Examination	Avera, Mark	Fischler, Jarred	In Person
02:36:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Fischler, Jarred	In Person
02:39:55	Witness Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Wehbe, Freddie	In Person
02:52:40	Witness Cross Examination	Steinberg, Benjamin	Wehbe, Freddie	In Person
03:02:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Wehbe, Freddie	In Person
03:03:34	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Devereaux, Joseph	In Person
00:21:45	Witness Cross Examination	Avera, Mark	Devereaux, Joseph	In Person
00:43:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Devereaux, Joseph	In Person
00:49:35	General Case Activities		Devereaux, Joseph	In Person
00:51:17	General Case Activities	Avera, Mark	Devereaux, Joseph	In Person
00:51:28	General Case Activities	Womble, Richard	Devereaux, Joseph	In Person
00:54:13	General Case Activities
00:57:06	General Case Activities
00:58:49	Break
02:31:49	Witness Direct Examination	Avera, Mark	Damis, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
02:57:19	General Case Activities
02:58:41	General Case Activities
02:59:09	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Zharova, Christine	Fournier, Donald	In Person
01:55:04	Witness Cross Examination	Avera, Mark	Fournier, Donald	In Person
02:28:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zharova, Christine	Fournier, Donald	In Person
02:38:04	General Case Activities		Fournier, Donald	In Person
02:42:13	General Case Activities	Zharova, Christine	Fournier, Donald	In Person
02:42:50	General Case Activities	Avera, Mark	Fournier, Donald	In Person
02:44:33	Break
02:52:08	Witness Direct Examination	Zharova, Christine	Wiederhold, Erich	Transcript Reading
02:55:16	Witness Direct Examination	Womble, Richard	Wiederhold, Yvonne	Video Recording
02:59:01	General Case Activities
03:00:18	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Wiederhold v. Domino's Pizza

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:57	Closing Statement	Avera, Mark
00:47:06	Closing Statement	Womble, Richard
01:19:36	Break
01:25:40	Closing Statement	Avera, Mark
01:35:35	General Case Activities
01:44:05	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:12	General Case Activities
		00:04:50	End of Session