Gwendolyn Martin, Lovey Martin v. Pacificare of Nevada Inc., et al.

Summary

In this Medical negligence proceeding, Plaintiffs Gwendolyn Martin and her husband Lovey Martin alleged PacifiCare of Nevada Inc and other defendants of negligence by referring them to endoscopy clinics ran by Dr. Dipak Desai which resulted in plaintiff Gwendolyn Martin getting infected by Hepatitis C, even though there were earlier cases of many people getting exposed to Hepatitis at those clinics.

The plaintiffs were represented by attorneys Richard Freidman and Matthew Sharp. The defendant in this case, PacifiCare of Nevada Inc. and other defendants were represented by attorneys Philip Beck and Sean Gallagher.

Outcome

Gwendolyn Martin
Past Compensatory: 1,000,000
Future Compensatory" 250,000
Lovey Martin for loss of consortium
Past Compensatory: 25,000
Future Compensatory: 0

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Martin, Gwendolyn
Defense: Pacificare of Nevada
Verdict: $1,275,000

Judge: Douglas Herndon
Jurisdiction: 8th District Court of Nevada
Court: Regional Justice Center

Case Number: 09A583771
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Insurance

Plaintiff

Martin, Gwendolyn

Represented By:
Friedman, Richard (Friedman | Rubin (Seattle))
Sharp, Matthew (Sharp, Matthew, Law Offices of)

Defense

Pacificare of Nevada

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:30:42	Opening Statement	Friedman, Richard
01:15:13	Break
01:29:49	Opening Statement	Friedman, Richard
02:32:57	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Peterson, Karen	In Person
00:25:08	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Peterson, Karen	In Person
00:38:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Peterson, Karen	In Person
00:42:44	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Schull, Dr. Jerry M.D.	In Person
01:41:37	Break
01:54:14	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Schull, Dr. Jerry M.D.	In Person
02:10:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Schull, Dr. Jerry M.D.	In Person
02:29:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Schull, Dr. Jerry M.D.	In Person
02:31:42	General Case Activities		Schull, Dr. Jerry M.D.	In Person
02:34:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Irvin, Johnna	In Person
00:25:53	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Irvin, Johnna	In Person
00:40:43	Break
01:24:15	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Van Noy, Terry	In Person
02:38:23	End of Session

MAR

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Van Noy, Terry	In Person
01:06:30	Break
02:01:03	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Van Noy, Terry	In Person
02:59:22	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Labus, Brian	In Person
		01:21:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Labus, Brian	In Person
00:17:31	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Labus, Brian	In Person
01:44:28	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Labus, Brian	In Person
02:04:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Labus, Brian	In Person
02:20:48	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Van Noy, Terry	In Person
02:56:48	Break
03:28:36	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Van Noy, Terry	In Person
03:42:42	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Van Noy, Terry	In Person
03:51:06	End of Session
01:24:21	Break

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Van Noy, Terry	In Person
01:24:45	Break
02:41:50	End of Session
01:42:45	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Van Noy, Terry	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Van Noy, Terry	In Person
01:48:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Van Noy, Terry	In Person
01:59:51	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Van Noy, Terry	In Person
00:30:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Van Noy, Terry	In Person
00:39:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Van Noy, Terry	In Person
00:49:19	Break
01:11:49	Witness Direct Examination	Sharp, Matthew	Hudson, Dr. William	In Person
02:36:57	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sharp, Matthew	Hudson, Dr. William	In Person
00:52:45	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Hudson, Dr. William	In Person
01:33:08	Break
01:54:49	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Hudson, Dr. William	In Person
02:38:44	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Casalman, Dr. Stephanie M.D.	In Person
02:46:28	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Casalman, Dr. Stephanie M.D.	In Person
03:05:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Casalman, Dr. Stephanie M.D.	In Person
03:08:44	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Fleming, Kathryn	In Person
01:36:15	Break
01:54:01	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Fleming, Kathryn	In Person
02:17:14	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Fleming, Kathryn	In Person
02:51:06	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Fleming, Kathryn	In Person
01:20:28	Break
01:34:43	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Fleming, Kathryn	In Person
02:00:37	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Fleming, Kathryn	In Person
01:14:49	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Fleming, Kathryn	In Person
01:40:09	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Cohan, Dr. Charles M.D.	Video Recording
03:05:48	End of Session
01:20:43	Break

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Ricciuti, Sharon	In Person
01:29:54	Break
01:50:01	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Ricciuti, Sharon	In Person
02:41:23	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Ricciuti, Sharon	In Person
00:53:53	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Ricciuti, Sharon	In Person
01:31:58	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Ricciuti, Sharon	In Person
		01:52:28	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Ricciuti, Sharon	In Person
00:30:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Ricciuti, Sharon	Audio Recording
01:08:30	Break
01:29:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Ricciuti, Sharon	In Person
01:44:44	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Ricciuti, Sharon	In Person
01:48:04	General Case Activities		Ricciuti, Sharon	In Person
01:56:55	General Case Activities	Friedman, Richard	Meyer, Ms.	Video Recording
02:14:39	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Cabbot, Joshua	In Person
00:16:18	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Cabbot, Joshua	In Person
00:24:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Cabbot, Joshua	In Person
00:26:53	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Cabbot, Joshua	In Person
00:28:09	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Baker, Scott	In Person
00:49:13	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Blow, Philip	In Person
01:04:57	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Blow, Philip	In Person
01:06:20	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Copeland, Gloria	In Person
01:34:10	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Copeland, Gloria	In Person
01:39:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Copeland, Gloria	In Person
01:41:38	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	O'Meara, Lynn	Video Recording
00:36:02	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Martin, Ashley	Other
00:58:10	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Martin, Ashley	In Person
01:01:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Martin, Ashley	In Person
01:02:52	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Martin, Kim	In Person
00:21:16	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Martin, Kim	In Person
00:29:26	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Martin, Lovey	In Person
01:18:07	Break
01:39:47	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Martin, Lovey	In Person
02:24:09	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Martin, Lovey	In Person
02:51:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Martin, Lovey	In Person
02:58:55	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
03:47:47	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
		01:02:39	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
00:45:15	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
01:15:43	Break
01:34:11	Witness Direct Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Nemec, Dr. Frank	In Person
01:47:15	Break
01:59:08	Witness Direct Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Nemec, Dr. Frank	In Person
02:33:00	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Nemec, Dr. Frank	In Person
02:52:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Nemec, Dr. Frank	In Person
02:57:56	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Nemec, Dr. Frank	In Person
03:07:27	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
03:43:04	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
		01:12:17	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
01:18:07	Break
01:43:21	Witness Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
02:10:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
02:56:39	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
00:25:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
00:30:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Beck, Philip	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
00:35:26	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Martin, Gwendolyn	In Person
01:06:15	Witness Cross Examination	Michel, Carol	Martin, Gwendolyn	In Person
01:17:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Martin, Gwendolyn	In Person
01:22:41	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Christensen, Dr. Jim	Video Recording
00:18:27	Break
01:10:16	Witness Direct Examination	Beck, Philip	Kongstvedt, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
02:43:47	Break
03:03:36	Witness Direct Examination	Beck, Philip	Kongstvedt, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
03:45:25	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Kongstvedt, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
04:42:28	End of Session

APR

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Kongstvedt, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
01:24:21	Break
01:44:25	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Kongstvedt, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
03:27:09	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Kongstvedt, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
03:14:47	Break
04:02:43	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Kongstvedt, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
00:53:23	Break
01:35:30	Witness Direct Examination	Beck, Philip	Swain, Dr. Annette	In Person
03:26:09	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Swain, Dr. Annette	In Person
00:07:33	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Swain, Dr. Annette	In Person
01:31:27	Break
01:47:25	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Swain, Dr. Annette	In Person
01:58:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gallagher, Sean	Swain, Dr. Annette	In Person
02:17:44	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Swain, Dr. Annette	In Person
02:21:27	General Case Activities		Swain, Dr. Annette	In Person
02:29:19	End of Session

APR

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Michel, Carol	Koff, Raymond	In Person
		01:23:51	End of Session

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Beck, Philip	Kongstvedt, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
01:32:53	Break
01:50:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Beck, Philip	Kongstvedt, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
02:27:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Kongstvedt, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
03:03:26	General Case Activities		Kongstvedt, Dr. Peter M.D.	In Person
03:26:19	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Koff, Raymond	In Person
01:29:47	Break
01:50:31	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Koff, Raymond	In Person
02:02:43	Witness Direct Examination	Michel, Carol	O'Meara, Lynn	Transcript Reading
02:31:25	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Beck, Philip	Cooper, Douglas	Video Recording
		01:27:22	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Gwendolyn Martin, Lovey Martin v. Pacificare of Nevada Inc., et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:30:47	Break
00:41:06	Closing Statement	Friedman, Richard
02:26:45	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:48	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:22	General Case Activities
		00:05:42	End of Session