Allen Alsabagh v. Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd.

Summary

In this case, Plaintiff Allen Alsabagh had sued Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc for product liability of the drug Actos, which is manufactured by the company. In the proceeding, the plaintiff alleged that the drug Actos which the plaintiff was taking as a treatment for diabetes, also caused him bladder cancer as a side-effect.
The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Michael Miller, Nancy Miller, Ryan Hamilton and Timothy Litzenburg. The defendant in this case, Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc was represented by attorneys DLesli Davis, Joseph Hardy and James Campbell.

Outcome

Verdict for Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Alsabagh, Allen
Defense: Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc.

Judge: Susan Johnson
Jurisdiction: 8th District Court of Nevada
Court: Regional Justice Center

Case Number: A-12-665708-C
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Alsabagh, Allen

Defense

Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc.

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:17	Opening Statement	Miller, Michael
01:25:07	Break
01:39:00	Opening Statement	Miller, Michael
01:52:03	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Recker, Dr. David	Video Recording
00:14:06	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Baron, Dr. David Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:21:25	Break
01:43:24	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Baron, Dr. David Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:02:09	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Thom, Dr. Claire PharmD	Video Recording
03:26:14	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Thom, Dr. Claire PharmD	Video Recording
01:19:06	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Aboushakra, Yolla	In Person
01:29:23	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Aboushakra, Yolla	In Person
01:41:05	Break
02:01:31	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Aboushakra, Yolla	In Person
02:13:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Aboushakra, Yolla	In Person
02:16:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Aboushakra, Yolla	In Person
02:23:53	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Spanheimer, Dr. Robert M.D.	Video Recording
03:41:07	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Spanheimer, Dr. Robert M.D.	Video Recording
00:27:38	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Smith, Dr. Norm M.D.	In Person
01:25:21	Break
01:51:58	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Smith, Dr. Norm M.D.	In Person
03:11:28	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Smith, Dr. Norm M.D.	In Person
00:18:48	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Smith, Dr. Norm M.D.	In Person
01:35:50	Break
01:55:32	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Smith, Dr. Norm M.D.	In Person
03:35:56	End of Session

NOV

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Litzenburg, Timothy	Lee, Jessie	Video Recording
00:49:48	Witness Direct Examination	Litzenburg, Timothy	Gabanski, Stacy	Video Recording
01:04:17	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Chung, Dr. Binh	In Person
01:42:27	Break
02:07:08	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Chung, Dr. Binh	In Person
03:02:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Chung, Dr. Binh	In Person
03:11:49	Witness Direct Examination	Litzenburg, Timothy	Gabanski, Stacy	Video Recording
03:41:53	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Greenberg, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
01:21:54	Break
01:42:43	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Greenberg, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
02:39:23	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Greenberg, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
00:46:49	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Greenberg, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
01:16:16	Break
01:38:59	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Greenberg, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
03:04:40	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Litzenburg, Timothy	Gabanski, Stacy	Video Recording
01:08:57	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Newman, Dr. Jeremy	In Person
01:33:32	Break
01:55:47	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Newman, Dr. Jeremy	In Person
02:00:42	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Newman, Dr. Jeremy	In Person
02:26:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Newman, Dr. Jeremy	In Person
02:30:43	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Stokes, Dr. Larry	In Person
02:39:03	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Stokes, Dr. Larry	In Person
02:58:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Ge, Dr. Helen M.D.	Video Recording
01:42:49	Break
02:18:13	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Eldoueik, Hanine	In Person
02:26:21	Witness Cross Examination	Hardy, Joseph	Eldoueik, Hanine	In Person
02:31:58	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Yates, Dr. John M.D.	Video Recording
03:02:06	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Smith, Dr. Norm M.D.	In Person
01:06:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Smith, Dr. Norm M.D.	In Person
01:17:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Smith, Dr. Norm M.D.	In Person
00:58:31	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Smith, Dr. Norm M.D.	In Person
01:18:22	Witness Direct Examination	Litzenburg, Timothy	Jorge, Dr. Bernard	Video Recording
01:47:33	Break
02:11:09	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Jorge, Dr. Bernard	Video Recording
02:28:14	Witness Direct Examination	Litzenburg, Timothy	Po, Dr. Lesley	Video Recording
03:32:03	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Litzenburg, Timothy	Po, Dr. Lesley	Video Recording
00:18:25	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Alsabagh, Allen	In Person
01:07:18	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Alsabagh, Allen	Video Recording
01:36:47	Break
02:04:52	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Alsabagh, Allen	Video Recording
03:20:12	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Yates, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:13:22	Break
01:39:58	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Yates, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
02:20:38	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Feigal, Dr. David Jr., M.D., M.P.H.	In Person
		01:23:10	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Feigal, Dr. David Jr., M.D., M.P.H.	In Person
00:39:00	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Feigal, Dr. David Jr., M.D., M.P.H.	In Person
01:36:49	Break
02:03:31	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Feigal, Dr. David Jr., M.D., M.P.H.	In Person
03:22:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Feigal, Dr. David Jr., M.D., M.P.H.	In Person
03:25:28	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Miles, Dr. Brian	In Person
01:27:17	Break
01:48:03	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Miles, Dr. Brian	In Person
02:23:20	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Miles, Dr. Brian	In Person
03:10:58	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Miles, Dr. Brian	In Person
00:11:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Miles, Dr. Brian	In Person
00:28:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Miles, Dr. Brian	In Person
00:41:12	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:52:17	Break
02:21:58	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
02:58:37	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:37:32	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Campbell, James	Greenberg, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
01:21:49	Break
01:50:51	Witness Direct Examination	Miller, Michael	Greenberg, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
02:56:46	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Yates, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
00:48:57	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Yates, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:26:05	Break
02:06:26	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Yates, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
02:38:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Yates, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
02:53:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Yates, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
03:01:13	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:04:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:08:34	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
00:16:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
00:24:40	Break
00:46:16	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Eubanks, William	In Person
01:18:27	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Eubanks, William	In Person
01:47:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Eubanks, William	In Person
01:50:17	Break
02:18:24	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Garabrant, Dr. David M.D., M.P.H.	In Person
03:10:00	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Garabrant, Dr. David M.D., M.P.H.	In Person
01:12:53	Break
01:37:07	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Garabrant, Dr. David M.D., M.P.H.	In Person
02:16:12	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Garabrant, Dr. David M.D., M.P.H.	In Person
00:26:44	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Garabrant, Dr. David M.D., M.P.H.	In Person
01:40:27	Break
02:02:09	Witness Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Garabrant, Dr. David M.D., M.P.H.	In Person
03:08:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Campbell, James	Garabrant, Dr. David M.D., M.P.H.	In Person
03:30:29	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Miller, Michael	Garabrant, Dr. David M.D., M.P.H.	In Person
03:34:57	End of Session

DEC

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

DEC

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

DEC

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Allen Alsabagh v. Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:30	Break
00:45:29	Closing Statement	Miller, Michael
02:14:30	Break
02:41:16	Closing Statement	Davis, D'Lesli
03:51:51	Closing Statement	Miller, Michael
04:07:38	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:05	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:23	End of Session