Cicatello v. Walton

Summary

In this medical malpractice litigation proceeding, plaintiff Tom Cicatello alleged Charles Walton M.D. and Ripplinger and Jones Southern NV Surgery Specialists of being negligent while performing a routine laparoscopic appendectomy on his daughter Amanda Cicatello, due to which Amandas aorta got perforated. Plaintiffs counsels claimed that Dr. Walton deviated from standard of care by using a lesser used procedure while performing the surgery.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney Peter Wetherall. The defendant in this case, Charles Watson was represented by attorney V. Andrew Cass.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Cicatello, Tom
Defense: Watson, Charles

Judge: Elissa Cadish
Jurisdiction: 8th District Court of Nevada
Court: Regional Justice Center

Case Number: 09A584029
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice, Negligence

Plaintiff

Cicatello, Tom

Represented By:
Wetherall, Peter (White & Wetherall, LLP)

Defense

Watson, Charles

Represented By:
Cass, V. Andrew (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP )

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:13:41	Opening Statement	Wetherall, Peter
00:44:49	Opening Statement	Cass, V. Andrew
01:19:50	General Case Activities
01:21:03	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wetherall, Peter	Walton, Dr. Charles	In Person
		01:56:33	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wetherall, Peter	Walton, Dr. Charles	In Person
02:09:50	Witness Cross Examination	Cass, V. Andrew	Cicatello, Nancy	In Person
00:59:50	Witness Direct Examination	Wetherall, Peter	Cicatello, Amanda	In Person
01:47:53	Break
02:04:23	Witness Direct Examination	Wetherall, Peter	Cicatello, Nancy	In Person
02:11:27	Witness Direct Examination	Wetherall, Peter	Cicatello, Tom	In Person
02:18:38	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wetherall, Peter	Deck, Dr. Kenneth	In Person
00:39:50	General Case Activities
00:46:23	Witness Direct Examination	Wetherall, Peter	Deck, Dr. Kenneth	In Person
00:47:49	Witness Cross Examination	Cass, V. Andrew	Deck, Dr. Kenneth	In Person
01:04:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wetherall, Peter	Deck, Dr. Kenneth	In Person
01:17:14	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Cass, V. Andrew	Walton, Dr. Charles	In Person
00:52:11	General Case Activities
00:58:16	Witness Direct Examination	Cass, V. Andrew	Walton, Dr. Charles	In Person
01:10:24	Witness Cross Examination	Wetherall, Peter	Walton, Dr. Charles	In Person
01:43:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cass, V. Andrew	Walton, Dr. Charles	In Person
01:50:21	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Cass, V. Andrew	Murphy, Dr. Leo	In Person
00:59:04	Witness Cross Examination	Wetherall, Peter	Murphy, Dr. Leo	In Person
01:03:00	Break
01:17:07	Witness Cross Examination	Wetherall, Peter	Murphy, Dr. Leo	In Person
02:26:11	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Cicatello v. Walton

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:03	Closing Statement	Wetherall, Peter
00:45:49	Closing Statement	Cass, V. Andrew
01:29:39	Closing Statement	Wetherall, Peter
01:43:19	General Case Activities
01:46:35	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:42	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:34	General Case Activities