Nelson v. Emory Healthcare

Summary

In this medical malpractice case, plaintiffs claim Nelson lost consciousness and suffered a fall that rendered him a quadriplegic while he was having blood drawn by defendant healthcare providers.

Outcome

Damages:

Cris Nelson - $12,000,000
Deborah Nelson - $3,000,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Nelson, Cris & Deborah
Defense: Emory Healthcare Inc.
Verdict: $15,000,000

Judge: Stacey Hydrick
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Dekalb County
Court: DeKalb County Courthouse

Case Number: 14A53202E2
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Negligence, Health Law

Plaintiff

Nelson, Cris & Deborah

Represented By:
Bell, Lloyd (Bell Law Firm)

Defense

Emory Healthcare Inc.

Represented By:
Saxby, Jeffrey (Hall Booth Smith, P. C.)
Hall, John (Hall Booth Smith, P. C.)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:02	Opening Statement	Bell, Lloyd
01:04:29	General Case Activities
01:12:17	Break
01:20:50	General Case Activities
01:22:15	Opening Statement	Saxby, Jeffrey
01:49:59	Witness Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Walker, Carol	In Person
02:04:29	General Case Activities
02:14:57	Witness Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Walker, Carol	In Person
02:30:32	Witness Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Hampton, Dr. Heath M.D.	In Person
02:41:40	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:42	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Valerie	Benton, Kenneth	In Person
00:12:54	Witness Direct Examination	Coleman, Valerie	Nelson, Larry	In Person
00:36:57	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Nelson, Deborah	In Person
00:59:57	Break
01:10:52	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Nelson, Deborah	In Person
01:31:54	Witness Cross Examination	Saxby, Jeffrey	Nelson, Deborah	In Person
01:37:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Nelson, Deborah	In Person
01:40:52	General Case Activities
02:06:54	General Case Activities
02:12:47	End of Session

Nelson v. Emory Healthcare

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:14	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Gragg-Smith, Cathy R.N.	In Person
00:27:17	General Case Activities
00:35:05	Break
00:48:20	General Case Activities
01:00:40	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Gragg-Smith, Cathy R.N.	In Person
01:51:23	General Case Activities
01:58:15	Break
02:06:05	General Case Activities
02:10:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Gragg-Smith, Cathy R.N.	In Person
02:12:10	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, John	Gragg-Smith, Cathy R.N.	In Person
03:16:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Gragg-Smith, Cathy R.N.	In Person
03:28:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hall, John	Gragg-Smith, Cathy R.N.	In Person
03:32:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:20	General Case Activities
00:13:45	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Beninga, Dr. Angela D.O.	Video Recording
01:32:02	Break
01:45:25	General Case Activities
01:47:05	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Beninga, Dr. Angela D.O.	Video Recording
03:04:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:36	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Anderson, Scott	In Person
00:09:05	General Case Activities
00:42:54	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Anderson, Scott	In Person
01:04:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:12	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Anderson, Scott	In Person
00:21:29	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, John	Anderson, Scott	In Person
00:29:37	Break
00:36:27	General Case Activities
00:41:52	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Seaman, Dr. Bruce Ph.D.	In Person
01:08:47	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, John	Seaman, Dr. Bruce Ph.D.	In Person
01:54:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Seaman, Dr. Bruce Ph.D.	In Person
01:58:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hall, John	Seaman, Dr. Bruce Ph.D.	In Person
02:02:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Seaman, Dr. Bruce Ph.D.	In Person
02:03:22	Break
02:11:47	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Cody, Beatrice	In Person
02:25:20	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, John	Cody, Beatrice	In Person
02:29:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Cody, Beatrice	In Person
02:31:15	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Nelson, Jess	In Person
02:47:42	Witness Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Nelson, Christopher	In Person
02:57:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:43	General Case Activities
00:11:34	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Nelson, Cris	In Person
01:13:43	General Case Activities
01:20:33	Break
01:31:55	General Case Activities
01:40:29	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Nelson, Cris	In Person
01:57:47	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, John	Nelson, Cris	In Person
02:35:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Nelson, Cris	In Person
02:42:19	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hall, John	Nelson, Cris	In Person
02:46:28	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Mcgiboney, Michael	In Person
03:00:49	Witness Cross Examination	Saxby, Jeffrey	Mcgiboney, Michael	In Person
03:07:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:55	Break
00:21:05	General Case Activities
00:25:34	Closing Statement	Hall, John
00:48:50	Closing Statement	Bell, Lloyd
02:19:04	General Case Activities
02:26:36	Break
02:36:25	General Case Activities
02:38:26	Closing Statement	Hall, John
03:02:03	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:10	Break
		00:07:12	General Case Activities
		00:19:31	End of Session