Sterling Brown v. Southeastern Pain Specialists et al

Summary

Gwendolyn Brown received an epidural steroid injection at Defendant Southeastern Pain Specialists. During the procedure, her brain oxygen levels dropped, and she is now permanently mentally and physically incapacitated. Gwendolyn Brown's husband and guardian, Plaintiff Sterling Brown is alleging medical malpractice against the clinic and the individual defendants who were responsible for her care and treatment.

Outcome

Damages to
Estate of Gwendolyn Brown:
Medical Expense- $1,777,230.39
Funeral Expenses- $3,852
Pain/Suffering- $4,200,000

Sterling Brown:
Wrongful Death- 15,000,000
Loss of Consortium- 1,000,000

Fault:
Southeastern Pain Specialists- 20%
Southeastern Ambulatory Surgery Center- 30%
Dennis Doherty- 50%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Brown, Sterling
Defense: Southeastern Pain Specialists
Doherty, Dennis
Hardwick, Mary
Verdict: $21,981,082

Judge: Diane Bessen
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Fulton County
Court: Justice Center Tower

Case Number: 10EV010621
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice

Plaintiff

Brown, Sterling

Defense

Southeastern Pain Specialists

Represented By:
Anderson, W. Curtis (Downey & Cleveland, LLP)

Defense

Doherty, Dennis

Defense

Hardwick, Mary

Represented By:
Root, David ()
Edwards, Neil ()

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:02	Opening Statement	Sadd, James "Jay"
01:03:41	Opening Statement	Hall, John
01:29:46	General Case Activities
01:35:48	Break
01:46:06	General Case Activities
01:51:33	Opening Statement	Anderson, W. Curtis
02:07:33	Opening Statement	Root, David
02:26:03	General Case Activities
02:34:13	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Perkins, Michele	In Person
03:33:03	General Case Activities
03:33:55	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Buchholz, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:14:55	Break
01:30:58	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, John	Buchholz, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:03:36	General Case Activities
02:39:58	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, John	Buchholz, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:15:30	Witness Cross Examination	Root, David	Buchholz, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:17:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Buchholz, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:27:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hall, John	Buchholz, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:33:51	Break
03:39:35	Witness Direct Examination	Wynn, Edward	Butler, Tanesha	In Person
04:00:22	General Case Activities
04:01:00	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Roth, Allison	In Person
00:53:40	General Case Activities
01:25:29	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Roth, Allison	In Person
02:06:44	Witness Cross Examination	Edwards, Neil	Roth, Allison	In Person
02:16:34	Witness Cross Examination	Hair, Nichole	Roth, Allison	In Person
02:21:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Roth, Allison	In Person
02:33:10	General Case Activities
02:49:55	End of Session
01:03:55	Break

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wynn, Edward	Butler, Tanesha	In Person
00:21:40	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, W. Curtis	Butler, Tanesha	In Person
00:26:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wynn, Edward	Butler, Tanesha	In Person
00:46:45	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Abram, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
01:45:10	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, John	Abram, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:52:55	Witness Cross Examination	Root, David	Abram, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:58:49	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, W. Curtis	Abram, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
03:02:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Abram, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
03:25:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hall, John	Abram, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
03:33:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Abram, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
03:34:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hall, John	Abram, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
03:37:48	End of Session
00:27:55	Break

JAN

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Rollins, Dr. Luther III MD	Video Recording
00:14:55	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Sanchez, Dr. Ramon M.D.	Video Recording
01:41:55	Break
02:07:25	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Hardwick, Mary R.N.	Video Recording
02:56:55	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Hardwick, Mary R.N.	In Person
03:19:50	General Case Activities
03:38:24	End of Session

JAN

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Hardwick, Mary R.N.	In Person
00:56:52	Witness Cross Examination	Hair, Nichole	Hardwick, Mary R.N.	In Person
01:01:40	Break
01:16:05	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Fadia, Dr. Payal M.D.	In Person
01:34:10	Witness Direct Examination	Tolson, Audrey	Bean, Meshia	In Person
01:56:10	Break
02:22:05	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Doherty, Dr. Denis D.O.	Video Recording
02:41:45	Witness Direct Examination	Tolson, Audrey	Brown, Sterling	In Person
03:25:44	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Root, David	Splawn, Brenda R.N.	In Person
00:46:02	Witness Cross Examination	Hair, Nichole	Splawn, Brenda R.N.	In Person
00:53:52	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, W. Curtis	Splawn, Brenda R.N.	In Person
00:54:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Splawn, Brenda R.N.	In Person
01:00:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hair, Nichole	Splawn, Brenda R.N.	In Person
01:06:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Root, David	Splawn, Brenda R.N.	In Person
01:06:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Splawn, Brenda R.N.	In Person
01:08:35	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Tolson, Audrey	Binyard, Joshua	In Person
00:09:58	General Case Activities
01:03:29	Witness Direct Examination	Edwards, Neil	Yearian, Anne R.N.	In Person
01:40:25	Witness Cross Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Yearian, Anne R.N.	In Person
02:26:24	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, John	Yearian, Anne R.N.	In Person
02:41:24	Break
03:13:30	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, John	Yearian, Anne R.N.	In Person
03:31:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Yearian, Anne R.N.	In Person
03:36:55	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, W. Curtis	Brown, Sterling	Transcript Reading
03:46:44	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, John	Doherty, Dr. Denis D.O.	In Person
00:11:50	Witness Cross Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Doherty, Dr. Denis D.O.	In Person
01:11:20	Break
01:42:23	Witness Cross Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Doherty, Dr. Denis D.O.	In Person
02:01:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hall, John	Doherty, Dr. Denis D.O.	In Person
02:05:45	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

AM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full except noted sections that were not recorded.

Sterling Brown v. Southeastern Pain Specialists et al

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:55	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Perkins, Michele	In Person
00:57:49	General Case Activities
01:04:15	Break
01:18:57	Witness Direct Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Perkins, Michele	In Person
01:49:30	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, John	Perkins, Michele	In Person
02:52:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:35	Witness Direct Examination	Root, David	Hardwick, Mary R.N.	In Person
00:27:48	Witness Cross Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Hardwick, Mary R.N.	In Person
00:41:12	Break
01:08:51	Witness Cross Examination	Sadd, James "Jay"	Hardwick, Mary R.N.	In Person
01:49:10	Witness Cross Examination	Hall, John	Hardwick, Mary R.N.	In Person
01:54:32	Break
02:12:22	Witness Direct Examination	Hall, John	Doherty, Dr. Denis D.O.	In Person
03:08:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:17	Closing Statement	Sadd, James "Jay"
00:11:00	Closing Statement	Anderson, W. Curtis
00:32:25	Closing Statement	Root, David
01:08:45	Closing Statement	Hall, John
01:47:15	Break
01:54:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:31	General Case Activities
00:10:06	Closing Statement	Sadd, James "Jay"
01:19:30	General Case Activities
02:07:25	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:06:32	General Case Activities
		00:08:04	General Case Activities
		00:13:15	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:55	General Case Activities
		00:04:34	End of Session