Crowe v. Cleveland Clinic, et al.

Summary

In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff Frederick Daniel Crowe claims that he suffered nerve damage to his hands and arms during colon surgery conducted at The Cleveland Clinic Florida by Drs. Steven Wexner and Jeffery Jacobs, the three defendants in the suit. Crowe, who contends the nerve damage ended his career as a commercial airline pilot, is seeking $6.5 million in economic damages plus unspecified damages for pain and suffering.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Crowe, Frederick
Defense: Cleveland Clinic Florida

Judge: Patti Henning
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: CACE1120220
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice

Plaintiff

Crowe, Frederick

Defense

Cleveland Clinic Florida

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:45	Opening Statement	Shipley, John
01:39:00	End of Session

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Stafford, Dr. James D.O.	In Person
01:22:50	Break
01:49:36	Witness Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Stafford, Dr. James D.O.	In Person
02:06:15	Witness Cross Examination	Podolnick, Matthew	Stafford, Dr. James D.O.	In Person
02:35:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Podolnick, Matthew	Stafford, Dr. James D.O.	In Person
00:12:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Stafford, Dr. James D.O.	In Person
00:28:49	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Podolnick, Matthew	Stafford, Dr. James D.O.	In Person
00:34:25	General Case Activities		Stafford, Dr. James D.O.	In Person
00:38:50	General Case Activities	Shipley, John	Stafford, Dr. James D.O.	In Person
00:39:48	Break
00:48:10	General Case Activities	Shipley, John	Stafford, Dr. James D.O.	In Person
00:48:45	General Case Activities	Podolnick, Matthew	Stafford, Dr. James D.O.	In Person
00:52:50	Witness Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Crowe, Frederick III	In Person
01:52:23	Break
02:03:50	Witness Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Crowe, Frederick III	In Person
02:47:20	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lewis, Darryl	Kovalcik, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
01:08:27	Break
01:28:07	Witness Direct Examination	Lewis, Darryl	Kovalcik, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
02:21:05	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lewis, Darryl	Kovalcik, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
00:31:25	Break
00:41:35	Witness Cross Examination	Aubin, Thomas	Kovalcik, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
01:45:58	Break
01:53:00	Witness Cross Examination	Aubin, Thomas	Kovalcik, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
01:55:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lewis, Darryl	Kovalcik, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
02:14:53	General Case Activities		Kovalcik, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
02:19:47	General Case Activities	Aubin, Thomas	Kovalcik, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
02:21:39	General Case Activities	Lewis, Darryl	Kovalcik, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
02:23:41	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Ogilvie, Dr. James M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:35:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Scharfer, Dr. Philip M.D.	In Person
01:13:10	Break
01:25:25	Witness Cross Examination	Aubin, Thomas	Scharfer, Dr. Philip M.D.	In Person
01:58:50	General Case Activities		Scharfer, Dr. Philip M.D.	In Person
02:02:30	General Case Activities	Shipley, John	Scharfer, Dr. Philip M.D.	In Person
02:03:09	General Case Activities	Aubin, Thomas	Scharfer, Dr. Philip M.D.	In Person
02:04:53	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Crowe, Suzanne	In Person
00:41:32	Witness Cross Examination	Aubin, Thomas	Crowe, Suzanne	In Person
01:08:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Crowe, Suzanne	In Person
01:14:50	General Case Activities		Crowe, Suzanne	In Person
01:17:22	Break
01:31:18	Witness Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Ogilvie, Dr. James M.D.	Transcript Reading
01:38:17	Witness Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Crowe, Frederick III	In Person
02:45:59	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lewis, Darryl	McAlary, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
		01:25:28	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lewis, Darryl	McAlary, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
00:10:55	Witness Cross Examination	Aubin, Thomas	McAlary, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
01:23:19	Break
01:46:43	Witness Cross Examination	Aubin, Thomas	McAlary, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
02:30:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lewis, Darryl	McAlary, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
02:55:32	General Case Activities		McAlary, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
02:59:55	General Case Activities	Lewis, Darryl	McAlary, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
03:03:15	General Case Activities	Aubin, Thomas	McAlary, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
03:06:45	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lewis, Darryl	McAlary, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
		01:04:04	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Pacey, Patricia	In Person
01:21:18	Break
02:01:34	Witness Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Pacey, Patricia	In Person
02:34:24	Witness Cross Examination	Aubin, Thomas	Pacey, Patricia	In Person
03:16:48	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Aubin, Thomas	Pacey, Patricia	In Person
01:00:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Pacey, Patricia	In Person
01:08:23	General Case Activities		Pacey, Patricia	In Person
01:10:48	Break
01:27:41	Witness Direct Examination	Shipley, John	Crowe, Frederick III	In Person
02:49:13	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

MAR

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Crowe v. Cleveland Clinic, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:47	Closing Statement	Shipley, John
01:03:50	Break
01:20:41	Closing Statement	Aubin, Thomas
02:54:15	Break
03:02:25	Closing Statement	Aubin, Thomas
03:33:37	Break
03:42:37	Closing Statement	Lewis, Darryl
04:39:15	General Case Activities
05:03:01	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:11	General Case Activities
		00:07:24	End of Session