Edwards v. Nicome, et al.

Summary

In this medical malpractice action, plaintiff claims defendant healthcare providers failed to meet the appropriate standard of care.

Outcome

Percentage of fault:

Dr. Nicole Nicome - 0%
Cherie Cox - 70%
Gloria Huber-Smith - 30%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Edwards, Pondria
Defense: Nicome, Nicole
Huber-Smith, Gloria
Cox, Cherie
Verdict: $3,012,000

Judge: Mike Jacobs
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Dekalb County
Court: DeKalb County Courthouse

Case Number: 11A36121
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Health Law, Malpractice

Plaintiff

Edwards, Pondria

Defense

Nicome, Nicole

Represented By:
Flint, Michael (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, LLP )
Eshman, Michael (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, LLP )

Defense

Huber-Smith, Gloria

Represented By:
Bendin, Timothy (Bendin, Sumrall & Ladner, LLC)
Nguyen, Phi (Bendin, Sumrall & Ladner, LLC)

Defense

Cox, Cherie

Represented By:
Bendin, Timothy (Bendin, Sumrall & Ladner, LLC)
Nguyen, Phi (Bendin, Sumrall & Ladner, LLC)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:19:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Edmond, Roderick	Elkayam, Dr. Uri M.D.	In Person
00:14:06	Witness Cross Examination	Eshman, Michael	Elkayam, Dr. Uri M.D.	In Person
00:19:32	Break
00:34:05	Witness Direct Examination	Edmond, Roderick	Gowitt, Dr. Gerald M.D.	In Person
01:20:00	Witness Cross Examination	Nguyen, Phi	Gowitt, Dr. Gerald M.D.	In Person
01:47:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Edmond, Roderick	Gowitt, Dr. Gerald M.D.	In Person
01:48:20	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Edmond, Roderick	Taylor, Dr. Malcolm M.D.	In Person
00:37:38	Break
00:51:13	Witness Cross Examination	Edmond, Roderick	Taylor, Dr. Malcolm M.D.	In Person
00:55:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bendin, Timothy	Taylor, Dr. Malcolm M.D.	In Person
00:59:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Flint, Michael	Taylor, Dr. Malcolm M.D.	In Person
01:02:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Edmond, Roderick	Taylor, Dr. Malcolm M.D.	In Person
01:03:34	Witness Direct Examination	Nguyen, Phi	Flomenbaum, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
01:51:00	Break
02:08:03	Witness Cross Examination	Atkins, William	Flomenbaum, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
02:15:58	Witness Direct Examination	Flint, Michael	Nicome, Dr. Nicole M.D.	In Person
03:38:28	General Case Activities
03:42:38	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

15 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

15 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

12 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Edwards v. Nicome, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:05	Witness Direct Examination	Lindsay, Keith	Owens, Elice	In Person
00:38:11	Witness Cross Examination	Eshman, Michael	Owens, Elice	In Person
00:39:20	Break
00:48:56	Witness Cross Examination	Eshman, Michael	Owens, Elice	In Person
00:51:42	Witness Cross Examination	Nguyen, Phi	Owens, Elice	In Person
00:52:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lindsay, Keith	Owens, Elice	In Person
00:53:10	Witness Cross Examination	Atkins, William	Huber-Smith, Gloria	In Person
01:59:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:50	Witness Direct Examination	Atkins, William	Daniels, Charlotte RN	Video Recording
01:17:26	Break
01:25:57	General Case Activities
01:32:45	Witness Direct Examination	Atkins, William	Daniels, Charlotte RN	Video Recording
02:38:10	Break
02:39:55	Witness Direct Examination	Atkins, William	Daniels, Charlotte RN	Video Recording
02:51:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:57	Witness Cross Examination	Lindsay, Keith	Nicome, Dr. Nicole M.D.	In Person
01:27:00	Break
01:40:57	Witness Cross Examination	Lindsay, Keith	Nicome, Dr. Nicole M.D.	In Person
02:14:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:32	Witness Cross Examination	Lindsay, Keith	Nicome, Dr. Nicole M.D.	In Person
00:59:10	Witness Cross Examination	Bendin, Timothy	Nicome, Dr. Nicole M.D.	In Person
01:37:27	General Case Activities
01:39:50	Break
02:01:40	Witness Direct Examination	Lindsay, Keith	Edwards, Everald	In Person
02:30:30	General Case Activities
02:38:21	Witness Direct Examination	Lindsay, Keith	Evans, Dr. Arnold Ph.D.	In Person
03:33:31	Break
03:42:20	General Case Activities
03:45:02	General Case Activities
03:45:42	Witness Direct Examination	Lindsay, Keith	Edwards, Everald	In Person
04:10:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:30	Witness Direct Examination	Bendin, Timothy	Taylor, Dr. Malcolm M.D.	In Person
00:58:05	General Case Activities
01:12:42	Break
01:16:25	Witness Direct Examination	Bendin, Timothy	Taylor, Dr. Malcolm M.D.	In Person
01:39:47	Witness Cross Examination	Flint, Michael	Taylor, Dr. Malcolm M.D.	In Person
01:49:09	Witness Cross Examination	Edmond, Roderick	Taylor, Dr. Malcolm M.D.	In Person
02:36:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:25	Witness Direct Examination	Flint, Michael	Ediger, Dr. Scott M.D.	In Person
00:49:59	Witness Cross Examination	Edmond, Roderick	Ediger, Dr. Scott M.D.	In Person
01:04:27	Break
01:36:40	Witness Cross Examination	Edmond, Roderick	Ediger, Dr. Scott M.D.	In Person
01:51:10	General Case Activities
02:05:52	Witness Cross Examination	Edmond, Roderick	Ediger, Dr. Scott M.D.	In Person
02:21:50	General Case Activities
02:32:07	Witness Cross Examination	Bendin, Timothy	Ediger, Dr. Scott M.D.	In Person
02:38:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:22	Witness Direct Examination	Flint, Michael	Eisenberg, Dr. Steven M.D.	In Person
00:38:46	Witness Cross Examination	Nguyen, Phi	Eisenberg, Dr. Steven M.D.	In Person
00:41:09	Witness Cross Examination	Edmond, Roderick	Eisenberg, Dr. Steven M.D.	In Person
01:08:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Flint, Michael	Eisenberg, Dr. Steven M.D.	In Person
01:16:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Edmond, Roderick	Eisenberg, Dr. Steven M.D.	In Person
01:17:34	Break
01:32:10	Witness Direct Examination	Nguyen, Phi	Abookire, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
02:40:00	Break
02:40:32	General Case Activities
02:48:00	Break
02:58:40	Witness Direct Examination	Nguyen, Phi	Abookire, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
03:08:19	Witness Cross Examination	Eshman, Michael	Abookire, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
03:11:19	Witness Cross Examination	Edmond, Roderick	Abookire, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
04:01:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:40	Witness Direct Examination	Flint, Michael	Nicome, Dr. Nicole M.D.	In Person
00:37:24	Witness Cross Examination	Lindsay, Keith	Nicome, Dr. Nicole M.D.	In Person
00:51:10	Break
00:51:36	General Case Activities
01:03:54	Break
01:16:07	General Case Activities
01:35:34	Break
01:37:32	General Case Activities
01:43:13	Witness Cross Examination	Lindsay, Keith	Nicome, Dr. Nicole M.D.	In Person
01:54:57	Witness Cross Examination	Bendin, Timothy	Nicome, Dr. Nicole M.D.	In Person
02:22:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:30	Witness Direct Examination	Flint, Michael	Birt, Dr. Julianne M.D.	In Person
00:46:06	Witness Cross Examination	Bendin, Timothy	Birt, Dr. Julianne M.D.	In Person
00:55:16	General Case Activities
01:05:20	General Case Activities	Bendin, Timothy	Birt, Dr. Julianne M.D.	In Person
01:13:53	General Case Activities	Lindsay, Keith	Birt, Dr. Julianne M.D.	In Person
01:51:45	General Case Activities
01:56:42	Break
02:16:42	Witness Cross Examination	Bendin, Timothy	Birt, Dr. Julianne M.D.	In Person
02:35:04	Witness Cross Examination	Lindsay, Keith	Birt, Dr. Julianne M.D.	In Person
02:50:15	Witness Direct Examination	Bendin, Timothy	Gordon, Helen	In Person
03:31:30	Break
03:47:27	Witness Cross Examination	Atkins, William	Gordon, Helen	In Person
04:47:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bendin, Timothy	Gordon, Helen	In Person
04:52:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:44	Break
00:46:16	Witness Direct Examination	Bendin, Timothy	Cox, Cherie	In Person
01:41:30	Break
02:01:50	Witness Direct Examination	Bendin, Timothy	Cox, Cherie	In Person
02:06:01	Witness Cross Examination	Flint, Michael	Cox, Cherie	In Person
02:09:33	Witness Cross Examination	Atkins, William	Cox, Cherie	In Person
02:28:20	General Case Activities
02:42:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:25	Break
00:20:55	General Case Activities
00:31:17	Closing Statement	Edmond, Roderick
01:16:21	Break
01:25:43	Closing Statement	Flint, Michael
02:10:03	Break
02:22:01	Closing Statement	Bendin, Timothy
03:19:45	Break
03:32:42	Closing Statement	Atkins, William
04:39:55	General Case Activities
05:28:51	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:06	Reading of the Verdict
		00:07:19	General Case Activities
		00:13:05	End of Session