Swartz v. The Goldwater Law Firm

Summary

In this legal malpractice litigation proceeding, plaintiff Bridget Obrien Swartz alleged the Goldwater Law Firm PC of malpractice by settling the plaintiffs medical malpractice lawsuit for inadequate amount, breach of fiduciary duty and charging unreasonable contingency fee. The original medical malpractice lawsuit was filed by the plaintiff on behalf of her son, who suffers from severe disabilities, in which the plaintiff had alleged the obstetrician and the hospital in which her son was born of negligence.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney William Walker. The defendant in this case, Goldwater Law Firm was represented by attorney Timothy Thomason.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Swartz, Bridget
Defense: Goldwater Law Firm

Judge: John Buttrick
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
Court: Central Court Building

Case Number: CV2008-014406
Industry: Legal
Practice Area: Malpractice, Negligence, Tort Law

Plaintiff

Swartz, Bridget

Represented By:
Walker, William (Walker, William G, PC)

Defense

Goldwater Law Firm

Represented By:
Thomason, Timothy (Mariscal, Weeks, McIntyre & Friedlander, P.A.)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:30	Opening Statement	Walker, William
00:12:00	General Case Activities
00:16:10	Opening Statement	Walker, William
00:59:30	Opening Statement	Thomason, Timothy
01:24:24	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Vieh, Mr. James	In Person
01:36:55	General Case Activities
01:42:40	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Vieh, Mr. James	In Person

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Vieh, Mr. James	In Person
00:02:15	General Case Activities
00:03:50	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Vieh, Mr. James	In Person
01:28:30	General Case Activities
01:31:40	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Vieh, Mr. James	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Vieh, Mr. James	In Person
00:27:05	Witness Cross Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Vieh, Mr. James	In Person
00:51:15	General Case Activities
00:52:05	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Glass, Ms. Camisha	In Person
01:45:45	Witness Cross Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Glass, Ms. Camisha	In Person
01:48:45	General Case Activities
01:51:50	Witness Cross Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Glass, Ms. Camisha	In Person
02:04:10	General Case Activities
02:05:42	Witness Cross Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Glass, Ms. Camisha	In Person
02:17:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Walker, William	Glass, Ms. Camisha	In Person
02:23:37	General Case Activities
02:24:50	General Case Activities		Glass, Ms. Camisha	In Person
02:26:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Glass, Ms. Camisha	In Person

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Vieh, Mr. James	In Person
00:23:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Walker, William	Vieh, Mr. James	In Person
00:48:50	General Case Activities
00:51:27	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Scira, Ms. Betty	In Person
01:30:45	General Case Activities
01:31:49	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Scira, Ms. Betty	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Scira, Ms. Betty	In Person
00:08:15	General Case Activities
00:13:10	Witness Cross Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Scira, Ms. Betty	In Person
00:29:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Walker, William	Scira, Ms. Betty	In Person
00:34:45	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Fleming, Mr. Robert	In Person
00:57:10	General Case Activities
01:00:45	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Fleming, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:22:51	Witness Cross Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Fleming, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:48:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Walker, William	Fleming, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:59:55	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Toit, Mr.	In Person

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Toit, Mr.	In Person
00:04:30	General Case Activities
00:09:00	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Toit, Mr.	In Person
00:16:25	General Case Activities
00:20:55	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Toit, Mr.	In Person
00:24:22	General Case Activities
00:26:00	General Case Activities	Walker, William	Toit, Mr.	In Person
00:32:25	Witness Cross Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Toit, Mr.	In Person
01:06:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Walker, William	Toit, Mr.	In Person
01:09:00	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Swartz, Ms. Bridget	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Swartz, Ms. Bridget	In Person
00:04:35	End of Session
00:08:10	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Swartz, Ms. Bridget	In Person
01:33:10	Witness Cross Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Swartz, Ms. Bridget	In Person

OCT

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

20 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

1 Chapters

OCT

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

Swartz v. The Goldwater Law Firm

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:10	Witness Cross Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Swartz, Ms. Bridget	In Person
00:23:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Walker, William	Swartz, Ms. Bridget	In Person
00:46:11	General Case Activities
00:57:00	Witness Direct Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Oldman, Mr. Marshall	In Person
01:10:25	General Case Activities
01:16:25	General Case Activities
01:21:50	Break
01:28:53	Witness Direct Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Oldman, Mr. Marshall	In Person
01:43:25	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, William	Oldman, Mr. Marshall	In Person
02:28:35	General Case Activities
02:31:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:45	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, William	Oldman, Mr. Marshall	In Person
00:08:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Oldman, Mr. Marshall	In Person
00:10:50	General Case Activities		Swartz, Ms. Bridget	In Person
00:19:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Swartz, Ms. Bridget	In Person
00:21:00	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Kearns, Mr. John	Transcript Reading
00:35:00	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Johnson, Ms. Lois	Transcript Reading
00:47:00	Break
01:04:45	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, William	Vieh, Mr. James	Video Recording
01:32:20	Witness Direct Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Vieh, Mr. James	In Person
01:42:15	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, William	Vieh, Mr. James	In Person
01:46:40	General Case Activities
01:50:55	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, William	Vieh, Mr. James	In Person
01:57:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Vieh, Mr. James	In Person
01:59:30	General Case Activities
02:08:19	Witness Direct Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Bjorklund, Mr. Paul	In Person
02:28:50	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, William	Bjorklund, Mr. Paul	In Person
03:01:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Thomason, Timothy	Bjorklund, Mr. Paul	In Person
03:04:50	General Case Activities
03:07:25	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Walker, William
00:40:45	General Case Activities
00:48:00	Closing Statement	Thomason, Timothy
01:23:40	Closing Statement	Walker, William
01:56:19	General Case Activities
02:05:10	End of Session