Kravitz and Estate of Mark Kravitz v. Dr. Omar Jimenez and Wellstar Health Systems, Inc.

Summary

In this medical malpractice, wrongful death suit, plaintiff, Chompok Kravitz claims defendant health care providers were negligent in treating her husband, Mark Kravitz, who died after spinal surgery in a hospital owned and run by defendant Wellstar Health Systems Inc.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Kravitz, Chompok
Defense: Jimenez, Omar

Judge: John Mather
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Fulton County
Court: Justice Center Tower

Case Number: 06VS096463
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Tort Law

Plaintiff

Kravitz, Chompok

Defense

Jimenez, Omar

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Penn, Darren	Jimenez, Dr. Omar M.D.	In Person
		01:00:24	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Haid, Dr. Regis M.D.	Video Recording
00:53:42	Witness Cross Examination	Harrell, Broderick	Haid, Dr. Regis M.D.	Video Recording
01:42:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Haid, Dr. Regis M.D.	Video Recording
01:50:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Harrell, Broderick	Haid, Dr. Regis M.D.	Video Recording
01:59:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Haid, Dr. Regis M.D.	Video Recording
02:01:44	General Case Activities
02:04:21	Break
02:20:48	Witness Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Brown, Deborah	In Person
02:42:32	Witness Cross Examination	Harrell, Broderick	Brown, Deborah	In Person
03:14:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Brown, Deborah	In Person
03:21:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Harrell, Broderick	Brown, Deborah	In Person
03:26:14	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	DeMarini, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
00:21:18	Break
00:23:14	Witness Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	DeMarini, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
00:56:05	Witness Cross Examination	Harrell, Broderick	DeMarini, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
01:38:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	DeMarini, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
01:44:51	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Harrell, Broderick	DeMarini, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
01:47:43	Break
02:08:45	Witness Direct Examination	Penn, Darren	Holtczaw, Angela	In Person
02:27:22	Witness Cross Examination	Carlock, Thomas	Holtczaw, Angela	In Person
02:42:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Penn, Darren	Holtczaw, Angela	In Person
02:45:33	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Danielson, Dr. Guy M.D.	In Person
00:38:34	Witness Cross Examination	Harrell, Broderick	Danielson, Dr. Guy M.D.	In Person
00:48:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Danielson, Dr. Guy M.D.	In Person
00:50:01	Witness Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Joseph, Dr. Daniel M.D.	Video Recording
01:21:55	Witness Cross Examination	Harrell, Broderick	Joseph, Dr. Daniel M.D.	Video Recording
02:09:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Joseph, Dr. Daniel M.D.	Video Recording
02:11:58	Break
02:31:13	Witness Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Howard, Janice	In Person
02:45:43	Witness Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Beyer, Linda	In Person
02:56:08	Witness Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Tutterow, Dr. Roger Ph.D.	In Person
03:10:59	Witness Cross Examination	Frisch, Eric	Tutterow, Dr. Roger Ph.D.	In Person
03:14:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Tutterow, Dr. Roger Ph.D.	In Person
03:14:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Frisch, Eric	Tutterow, Dr. Roger Ph.D.	In Person
03:16:33	Witness Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Lampru, Judy	In Person
03:22:51	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:38	Witness Direct Examination	Manton, Jed	Ferron, Barbara	In Person
00:19:41	General Case Activities
00:46:55	Witness Direct Examination	Carlock, Thomas	Kravitz, Chompok	In Person
00:52:16	Witness Direct Examination	Harrell, Broderick	Westin, Dr. David M.D.	Video Recording
01:09:49	Witness Cross Examination	Manton, Jed	Westin, Dr. David M.D.	Video Recording
01:20:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harrell, Broderick	Westin, Dr. David M.D.	Video Recording
01:42:59	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Manton, Jed	Westin, Dr. David M.D.	Video Recording
01:58:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harrell, Broderick	Westin, Dr. David M.D.	Video Recording
02:00:40	Break
02:08:22	Witness Direct Examination	Frisch, Eric	Berkman, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:58:51	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Frisch, Eric	Berkman, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
00:11:36	Break
00:50:36	Witness Direct Examination	Frisch, Eric	Berkman, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
00:57:38	Witness Cross Examination	Manton, Jed	Berkman, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:27:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Frisch, Eric	Berkman, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:28:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Manton, Jed	Berkman, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:29:50	Break
01:34:38	Witness Direct Examination	Carlock, Thomas	Jimenez, Dr. Omar M.D.	In Person
02:25:50	Witness Cross Examination	Penn, Darren	Jimenez, Dr. Omar M.D.	In Person
03:01:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carlock, Thomas	Jimenez, Dr. Omar M.D.	In Person
03:03:35	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Penn, Darren	Jimenez, Dr. Omar M.D.	In Person
03:04:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carlock, Thomas	Jimenez, Dr. Omar M.D.	In Person
03:04:37	General Case Activities
03:09:06	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Kravitz and Estate of Mark Kravitz v. Dr. Omar Jimenez and Wellstar Health Systems, Inc.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Penn, Darren
00:39:05	Closing Statement	Carlock, Thomas
01:28:34	Break
01:44:03	Closing Statement	Penn, Darren
02:09:08	General Case Activities
02:38:40	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:07:41	General Case Activities
		00:09:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:11:27	General Case Activities
		00:12:14	End of Session