Reynaldo Lopez, Pedro Amiero v. Robinson Aviation, Inc.

Summary

In this Aviation Professional Responsibility litigation proceeding, plaintiffs Reynaldo Lopez and Pedro Ameiro alleged Robinson Aviation Inc of being negligent in giving instruction from the air-traffic control tower and not fulfilling its professional responsibility, due to which plaintiff Pedro Ameiro suffered catastrophic injuries, when the airplane that he was flying crashed.
The plaintiffs were represented by attorney Hyram Montero. The defendant in this case, Robinson Aviation Inc was represented by attorneys Thomas Almy and Mark Dombroff

Outcome

Fault: Aviation 68%, Amiero 32%
Economic Damages: 9,000,000
Non-Economic Damages: 91,000,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Lopez, Reynaldo
Defense: Robinson Aviation, Inc.
Verdict: $99,000,000

Judge: Jack Tuter
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: 08-000532
Industry: Aviation
Practice Area: Professional Responsibility

Plaintiff

Lopez, Reynaldo

Represented By:
Montero, Hyram (Montero Law)

Defense

Robinson Aviation, Inc.

Represented By:
Almy, Thomas (Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP)
Dombroff, Mark (Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:33	Witness Direct Examination	Montero, Hyram	Williams, Dr. David	In Person
00:30:29	Witness Cross Examination	Dombroff, Mark	Williams, Dr. David	In Person
00:38:05	Witness Direct Examination	Montero, Hyram	Herbert, William	In Person
01:08:38	Witness Cross Examination	Dombroff, Mark	Herbert, William	In Person
01:15:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Montero, Hyram	Herbert, William	In Person
01:37:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dombroff, Mark	Herbert, William	In Person
01:39:58	Break
01:57:29	Witness Direct Examination	Montero, Hyram	Word, Randy	In Person
02:21:42	Witness Direct Examination	Montero, Hyram	Martin, Kendall	Video Recording
02:46:56	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Montero, Hyram	Ramirez, Blanca	In Person
00:05:55	Break
00:09:01	Witness Direct Examination	Montero, Hyram	Ramirez, Blanca	In Person
00:44:26	General Case Activities
00:45:57	Witness Direct Examination	Dombroff, Mark	Ulrich, William	In Person
01:01:53	Witness Cross Examination	Montero, Hyram	Ulrich, William	In Person
01:06:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dombroff, Mark	Ulrich, William	In Person
01:06:55	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Dombroff, Mark	Nedd, Dr. Kester M.D.	In Person
00:42:34	Witness Cross Examination	Montero, Hyram	Nedd, Dr. Kester M.D.	In Person
01:35:27	General Case Activities		Nedd, Dr. Kester M.D.	In Person
01:40:43	Break
01:59:19	Witness Direct Examination	Dombroff, Mark	Berwick, Mr. Steven CPA/CVA	In Person
02:38:00	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Reynaldo Lopez, Pedro Amiero v. Robinson Aviation, Inc.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:38	Witness Direct Examination	Dombroff, Mark	Phillips, Gregory	In Person
00:48:29	Witness Cross Examination	Montero, Hyram	Phillips, Gregory	In Person
01:00:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dombroff, Mark	Phillips, Gregory	In Person
01:05:29	General Case Activities		Phillips, Gregory	In Person
01:08:31	Break
01:35:51	Witness Direct Examination	Dombroff, Mark	Canoles, John	In Person
02:04:22	Witness Cross Examination	Dombroff, Mark	Canoles, John	In Person
02:55:29	General Case Activities
03:00:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:07	Witness Direct Examination	Dombroff, Mark	Gibson, Robert	In Person
00:45:49	Witness Cross Examination	Montero, Hyram	Gibson, Robert	In Person
01:02:56	General Case Activities		Gibson, Robert	In Person
01:07:39	Break
01:42:54	General Case Activities
01:44:54	Witness Direct Examination	Montero, Hyram	Stimpson, Douglas	Transcript Reading
02:40:06	General Case Activities
02:42:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:29:45	Closing Statement	Montero, Hyram
01:28:26	Break
01:50:36	Closing Statement	Dombroff, Mark
02:34:40	Closing Statement	Montero, Hyram
02:47:06	General Case Activities
02:55:31	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:54	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:27	General Case Activities
		00:04:36	End of Session