Harper v. Vick

Summary

In this medical malpractice suit, Sandra Harper, claims defendant healthcare providers failed to meet their applicable standard of care, which caused the death of Kenneth Harper.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Playlists

Addressing Opposing Counsel Arguments in Closings

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Harper, Sandra
Defense: Vick, Michael
Zolty, Paul

Judge: Jay Roth
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Fulton County
Court: Justice Center Tower

Case Number: 08EV005552
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Health Law, Negligence, Malpractice, Medical Malpractice

Plaintiff

Harper, Sandra

Defense

Vick, Michael

Represented By:
Green, Henry (Green, Sapp & Moriarty, LLP)
Moriarty, Daniel (Green, Sapp & Moriarty)

Defense

Zolty, Paul

Represented By:
Harris, Roger (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP)
Timmons, Drew (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP)

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:00	General Case Activities	Bird, William
00:07:34	Opening Statement	Bird, William
00:44:10	Opening Statement	Green, Henry
01:24:12	Opening Statement	Harris, Roger
02:07:48	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Schaefer, Dr. John M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
00:38:47	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Henry	Schaefer, Dr. John M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
01:32:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Schaefer, Dr. John M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
01:39:21	Break
01:51:17	Witness Cross Examination	Bird, William	Vick, Dr. Michael M.D.		In Person
02:24:43	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, Roger	Cooper, Dr. John Jr., M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
00:57:42	Witness Cross Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Cooper, Dr. John Jr., M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
01:26:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harris, Roger	Cooper, Dr. John Jr., M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
01:34:54	Break
01:56:45	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, Roger	Zolty, Dr. Roger M.D.		In Person
02:14:57	Break
02:21:46	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, Roger	Zolty, Dr. Roger M.D.		In Person
03:19:35	Witness Cross Examination	Bird, William	Zolty, Dr. Roger M.D.		In Person
03:58:22	Break
04:06:48	General Case Activities
04:09:26	Witness Cross Examination	Bird, William	Zolty, Dr. Roger M.D.		In Person
04:49:23	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Moriarty, Daniel	Mattox, Dr. Douglas M.D.	Otolaryngology	In Person
00:32:06	Witness Cross Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Mattox, Dr. Douglas M.D.	Otolaryngology	In Person
00:47:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Moriarty, Daniel	Mattox, Dr. Douglas M.D.	Otolaryngology	In Person
00:51:26	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Mattox, Dr. Douglas M.D.	Otolaryngology	In Person
00:51:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Moriarty, Daniel	Mattox, Dr. Douglas M.D.	Otolaryngology	In Person
00:53:06	Break
01:05:44	General Case Activities
01:06:55	End of Session

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Green, Henry	Gould, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
00:24:27	Witness Cross Examination	Bird, William	Gould, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
00:33:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Green, Henry	Gould, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
00:40:13	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Other

5 Chapters

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

JUL

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Harper v. Vick

Summary

Outcome

Playlists

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kash, Alexandria	Harper, Kenneth		In Person
00:31:33	Witness Cross Examination	Moriarty, Daniel	Harper, Kenneth		In Person
00:41:29	Witness Cross Examination	Timmons, Drew	Harper, Kenneth		In Person
00:46:47	General Case Activities
00:56:36	Witness Direct Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	Pulmonology	In Person
02:02:59	General Case Activities
02:18:55	Witness Direct Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	Pulmonology	In Person
02:38:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:02	Witness Cross Examination	Harris, Roger	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	Pulmonology	In Person
00:44:59	Witness Cross Examination	Moriarty, Daniel	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	Pulmonology	In Person
01:04:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	Pulmonology	In Person
01:15:03	Break
01:28:05	Witness Direct Examination	Justus, Steven	Harper, Erin		In Person
01:48:52	Witness Cross Examination	Timmons, Drew	Harper, Erin		In Person
01:52:15	Witness Direct Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Graham, Dr. Scott M.D.	Otolaryngology	In Person
03:17:01	General Case Activities
03:20:10	Break
03:26:28	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Henry	Graham, Dr. Scott M.D.	Otolaryngology	In Person
04:25:55	Witness Cross Examination	Harris, Roger	Graham, Dr. Scott M.D.	Otolaryngology	In Person
04:30:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Graham, Dr. Scott M.D.	Otolaryngology	In Person
04:36:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Harris, Roger	Graham, Dr. Scott M.D.	Otolaryngology	In Person
04:40:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:45	Break
00:06:00	General Case Activities
00:14:15	Witness Direct Examination	Green, Henry	Vason, Dr. J. DDS	Video Recording
00:59:52	Break
01:10:27	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, Roger	Douglas, Dr. Jason M.D.	Video Recording
02:07:40	Break
02:08:15	General Case Activities
02:19:28	Break
02:21:01	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, Roger	Driscoll, Michael	Video Recording
03:19:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:48	Witness Direct Examination	Green, Henry	Musher, Dr. Daniel M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
01:07:03	Witness Cross Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Musher, Dr. Daniel M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
01:36:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Green, Henry	Musher, Dr. Daniel M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
01:44:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Musher, Dr. Daniel M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
01:47:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:08	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, Roger	Hormes, Dr. Joseph M.D.		In Person
00:43:29	Witness Cross Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Hormes, Dr. Joseph M.D.		In Person
01:05:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harris, Roger	Hormes, Dr. Joseph M.D.		In Person
01:10:49	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, Roger	Wright, Dr. Wendy M.D.	Neurology	In Person
02:12:04	Break
02:26:43	Witness Cross Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Wright, Dr. Wendy M.D.	Neurology	In Person
03:08:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harris, Roger	Wright, Dr. Wendy M.D.	Neurology	In Person
03:18:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Wright, Dr. Wendy M.D.	Neurology	In Person
03:20:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Green, Henry	Wright, Dr. Wendy M.D.	Neurology	In Person
03:24:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kurle, Jennifer	Wright, Dr. Wendy M.D.	Neurology	In Person
03:28:09	General Case Activities
03:44:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:23	Closing Statement	Kurle, Jennifer
00:47:47	Closing Statement	Green, Henry
01:42:53	Break
01:50:37	Closing Statement	Harris, Roger
02:21:18	General Case Activities
02:23:31	Closing Statement	Harris, Roger
02:32:45	Closing Statement	Bird, William
02:57:37	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:18:40	Break
		00:27:03	General Case Activities
		01:05:00	General Case Activities
		01:08:35	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:12	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:42	General Case Activities
		00:08:14	End of Session