Adams v. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital

Summary

Jury trial in medical malpractice lawsuit filed in 2020 alleging a delay in care for an epidural hematoma led to a patient's permanent paralysis.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $10 million.

Apportionment of fault:
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital: 69%
Dr. John Vu: 30%
Pain and Spine Physicians: 1%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Adams, Jessie
Defense: Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
Verdict: $10,021,500

Judge: Martin Hoffman
Jurisdiction: Dallas County Court at Law
Court: 192nd Civil District Court

Case Number: DC-20-17490
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice

Plaintiff

Adams, Jessie

Defense

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:10	Opening Statement	Carr, Christopher
00:38:36	Opening Statement	Campbell, Casey
00:50:11	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Christopher	Tucker, Terry	In Person
01:26:40	Break
01:31:50	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Christopher	Tucker, Terry	In Person
01:58:40	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Christopher	Tucker, Terry	In Person
00:17:32	General Case Activities
00:19:58	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Christopher	Tucker, Terry	In Person
01:07:33	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, Casey	Tucker, Terry	In Person
01:22:26	Break
01:35:01	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, Casey	Tucker, Terry	In Person
02:29:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carr, Christopher	Tucker, Terry	In Person
02:41:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Campbell, Casey	Tucker, Terry	In Person
02:42:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carr, Christopher	Tucker, Terry	In Person
02:43:30	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fechner, Michael	Banathy, Maureen	In Person
00:22:09	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, Casey	Banathy, Maureen	In Person
01:13:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fechner, Michael	Banathy, Maureen	In Person
01:24:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Campbell, Casey	Banathy, Maureen	In Person
01:33:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fechner, Michael	Banathy, Maureen	In Person
01:34:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Campbell, Casey	Banathy, Maureen	In Person
01:34:36	Break
01:49:27	Witness Direct Examination		Vu, Dr. Jon	Video Recording
02:50:31	Witness Direct Examination		Swartzbaugh, Carrie	Video Recording
03:43:27	Break
03:54:21	Witness Direct Examination		Smith, Emily	Video Recording
04:42:32	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

DEC

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

DEC

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:48	Closing Statement	Carr, Christopher
00:58:06	Closing Statement	Campbell, Casey
01:25:46	Closing Statement	Schell, Russ
01:54:55	Break
02:02:14	Closing Statement	Lyons, Michael
02:20:40	General Case Activities
02:24:59	End of Session

Adams v. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:30	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Christopher	Adams, Jessie	In Person
00:27:50	Witness Cross Examination	Schell, Russ	Adams, Jessie	In Person
00:58:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carr, Christopher	Adams, Jessie	In Person
00:59:03	Break
01:13:34	Witness Direct Examination	Lyons, Michael	Duncan, Meagan	In Person
02:26:21	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, Casey	Duncan, Meagan	In Person
02:49:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lyons, Michael	Duncan, Meagan	In Person
03:00:37	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Campbell, Casey	Duncan, Meagan	In Person
03:02:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lyons, Michael	Duncan, Meagan	In Person
03:02:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Campbell, Casey	Duncan, Meagan	In Person
03:03:21	Break
03:18:52	Witness Direct Examination		Fox, Amanda	Video Recording
03:33:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:28	Witness Direct Examination		Gill, Sandy	Video Recording
00:37:12	Witness Direct Examination	Fechner, Michael	Altman, Dr. David	In Person
01:17:15	Witness Cross Examination	Schell, Russ	Altman, Dr. David	In Person
01:25:51	Break
01:41:41	Witness Cross Examination	Schell, Russ	Altman, Dr. David	In Person
01:48:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fechner, Michael	Altman, Dr. David	In Person
01:50:31	Witness Direct Examination		Gill, Sandy	Video Recording
02:13:44	Witness Direct Examination	Fechner, Michael	Banathy, Maureen	In Person
02:50:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:28	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Christopher	Shorr, Dr. Arthur	In Person
00:33:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:16	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, Casey	Shorr, Dr. Arthur	In Person
00:12:58	Break
00:23:24	General Case Activities
00:23:58	Witness Direct Examination	Fechner, Michael	Mathew, Stanley	In Person
00:58:53	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, Casey	Mathew, Stanley	In Person
01:11:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fechner, Michael	Mathew, Stanley	In Person
01:19:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Campbell, Casey	Mathew, Stanley	In Person
01:20:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fechner, Michael	Mathew, Stanley	In Person
01:22:08	Break
01:37:20	Witness Direct Examination	Lyons, Michael	Lazar, Dr. Martin	In Person
02:59:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:13	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Christopher	Shorr, Dr. Arthur	In Person
00:49:19	Break
01:08:19	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Christopher	Shorr, Dr. Arthur	In Person
01:31:14	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, Casey	Shorr, Dr. Arthur	In Person
02:06:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:52	Witness Direct Examination	Lyons, Michael	Lazar, Dr. Martin	In Person
01:01:25	Witness Cross Examination	Schell, Russ	Lazar, Dr. Martin	In Person
01:12:20	Break
01:23:46	Witness Cross Examination	Schell, Russ	Lazar, Dr. Martin	In Person
03:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lyons, Michael	Lazar, Dr. Martin	In Person
03:16:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Schell, Russ	Lazar, Dr. Martin	In Person
03:20:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:59	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, Casey	Tolhurst, Dr. Stephen	In Person
00:46:16	Witness Cross Examination	Carr, Christopher	Tolhurst, Dr. Stephen	In Person
01:13:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Campbell, Casey	Tolhurst, Dr. Stephen	In Person
01:15:34	General Case Activities
01:22:12	Break
01:37:13	Witness Direct Examination	Sheikh, Nadia	Swartzbaugh, Carrie	In Person
02:35:41	Witness Cross Examination	Fechner, Michael	Swartzbaugh, Carrie	In Person
02:58:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sheikh, Nadia	Swartzbaugh, Carrie	In Person
03:01:53	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fechner, Michael	Swartzbaugh, Carrie	In Person
03:04:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:39	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, Casey	Fox, Amanda	In Person
00:21:00	Witness Cross Examination	Fechner, Michael	Fox, Amanda	In Person
00:45:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Campbell, Casey	Fox, Amanda	In Person
00:50:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fechner, Michael	Fox, Amanda	In Person
00:51:52	General Case Activities
01:04:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:12	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, Casey	Hepler, Nancy	Video Conference
00:29:45	Witness Cross Examination	Lyons, Michael	Hepler, Nancy	Video Conference
01:24:42	Break
01:37:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Campbell, Casey	Hepler, Nancy	In Person
01:56:34	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lyons, Michael	Hepler, Nancy	Video Conference
02:13:21	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:27	General Case Activities
		00:10:26	End of Session