Trabue v. Atlanta Women's Specialists

Summary

In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff claims medical negligence following a cesarean section delivery caused the mother to suffer catastrophic brain damage.

From the CVN News Page:

Jurors found two Atlanta-area physicians negligent and awarded nearly $46 million for the catastrophic brain damage a woman suffered just days after the 2009 birth of her child.

The Fulton County State Court jury deliberated for about 15 hours Friday and Tuesday before concluding Shannon Trabue's heart attack and subsequent brain damage were caused by the negligent care of Atlanta Womens Specialists obstetricians Drs. Rebecca Simonsen and Stanley Angus.

Read more on CVN's News Page.

Outcome

Past medical and other expenses - $565,624.12
Future medical and other expenses - $6,710,820

Past lost earnings - $252,237.50
Future loss earning capacity- $736,886

Past loss of household services - $492,055
Future loss of household services - $1,065,054

Shannon Trabue compensatory damages for injuries - $18,000,000

Keith Trabue compensatory damages for loss of martial relationship - $18,000,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Trabue, Keith
Defense: Atlanta Women's Specialists LLC
Verdict: $45,800,000

Judge: Fred Eady
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Fulton County
Court: Justice Center Tower

Case Number: 14-EV-001821Y
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice, Health Law

Plaintiff

Trabue, Keith

Defense

Atlanta Women's Specialists LLC

Represented By:
Huff, Daniel (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC)
Tribble, Taylor (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC)

Sessions

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Description

AM Session

Other

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AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, William	Lichter, Dr. Eric M.D.	In Person
01:27:03	Break
01:55:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, William	Lichter, Dr. Eric M.D.	In Person
03:37:39	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Tribble, Taylor	Lichter, Dr. Eric M.D.	In Person
01:43:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stone, William	Lichter, Dr. Eric M.D.	In Person
02:00:38	Break
02:08:39	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, William	Wenstrom, Dr. Katharine	In Person
02:28:25	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, William	Wenstrom, Dr. Katharine	In Person
00:22:53	Break
00:29:50	General Case Activities
00:36:04	Break
00:55:31	General Case Activities
01:01:46	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, William	Wenstrom, Dr. Katharine	In Person
02:04:00	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Wenstrom, Dr. Katharine	In Person
02:53:41	Break
03:15:32	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Wenstrom, Dr. Katharine	In Person
03:16:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stone, William	Wenstrom, Dr. Katharine	In Person
03:26:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Wenstrom, Dr. Katharine	In Person
03:30:47	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, William	Saade, Dr. George M.D.	In Person
03:45:05	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, William	Saade, Dr. George M.D.	In Person
00:44:11	Witness Cross Examination	Tribble, Taylor	Saade, Dr. George M.D.	In Person
01:29:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stone, William	Saade, Dr. George M.D.	In Person
01:33:56	Break
01:52:31	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, Ryals	Kaelin, Dr. Darryl M.D.	Video Recording
02:13:18	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, Ryals	LaFaver, Dr. Kathrin M.D.	Video Recording
02:34:36	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, Ryals	Trabue, Jada	Video Recording
02:46:16	End of Session

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AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Tribble, Taylor	Cooper, Dr. John Jr., M.D.	In Person
01:30:42	Break
01:55:45	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, William	Cooper, Dr. John Jr., M.D.	In Person
03:25:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tribble, Taylor	Cooper, Dr. John Jr., M.D.	In Person
03:30:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stone, William	Cooper, Dr. John Jr., M.D.	In Person
03:30:41	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, Ryals	Whitlow, Stephanie	In Person
00:15:51	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, Ryals	Mills, Ebony	In Person
00:29:06	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, William	Nichols, Dr. George M.D.	In Person
01:13:16	Witness Cross Examination	Tribble, Taylor	Nichols, Dr. George M.D.	In Person
01:40:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stone, William	Nichols, Dr. George M.D.	In Person
01:45:01	Break
01:48:03	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, Ryals	Shelton, Maria	In Person
02:04:12	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, Ryals	Trabue, Linetta	In Person
00:40:22	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, Ryals	Hamm, James	Video Recording
01:00:21	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, Ryals	Ross, John	Video Recording
01:04:46	Break
01:26:23	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, Ryals	Ross, John	Video Recording
01:52:13	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, James	Nixon, Dr. Kathleen M.D.	Transcript Reading
02:06:34	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, James	Hardin, Melissa	Video Recording
03:18:49	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, James	Trabue, Jordan	Video Recording
00:26:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, James	Cleary, Ashley	In Person
00:37:26	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Cleary, Ashley	In Person
00:38:10	Witness Direct Examination	Stone, Ryals	Trabue, Keith	In Person
01:40:14	Break
02:01:39	General Case Activities	Stone, Ryals
02:15:36	General Case Activities	Stone, Ryals
02:37:15	General Case Activities
02:45:50	Witness Direct Examination	Huff, Daniel	Henderson, Sarah RN	Video Recording
03:21:35	End of Session

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AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:09	General Case Activities
00:14:25	Witness Direct Examination	Tribble, Taylor	Davis, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:16:06	Witness Cross Examination	Regas, Michael	Davis, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:56:37	Break
02:18:05	Witness Cross Examination	Regas, Michael	Davis, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:24:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tribble, Taylor	Davis, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:25:32	Witness Direct Examination	Huff, Daniel	Jarvis, Patricia RN	Video Recording
03:24:26	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Tribble, Taylor	Bills, Dr. Elbridge M.D.	In Person
00:55:46	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, William	Bills, Dr. Elbridge M.D.	In Person
01:57:00	Break
02:12:12	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, William	Bills, Dr. Elbridge M.D.	In Person
02:40:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tribble, Taylor	Bills, Dr. Elbridge M.D.	In Person
02:45:00	Witness Direct Examination	Tribble, Taylor	Atkinson, Lorin RN	Video Recording
03:08:31	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:20	Witness Direct Examination	Huff, Daniel	Simonsen, Dr. Rebecca M.D.	In Person
00:54:32	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, William	Simonsen, Dr. Rebecca M.D.	In Person
01:33:53	Break
01:58:05	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, William	Simonsen, Dr. Rebecca M.D.	In Person
02:48:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Huff, Daniel	Simonsen, Dr. Rebecca M.D.	In Person
02:53:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stone, William	Simonsen, Dr. Rebecca M.D.	In Person
02:57:15	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Huff, Daniel	Angus, Dr. Stanley M.D.	In Person
01:08:46	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, William	Angus, Dr. Stanley M.D.	In Person
01:24:37	Break
01:50:36	Witness Cross Examination	Stone, William	Angus, Dr. Stanley M.D.	In Person
03:03:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stone, William	Angus, Dr. Stanley M.D.	In Person
03:11:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Stone, William	Angus, Dr. Stanley M.D.	In Person
03:16:35	End of Session

FEB

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Other

2 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

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Other

2 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Trabue v. Atlanta Women's Specialists

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Opening Statement
01:17:02	Opening Statement	Huff, Daniel
02:07:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Stone, William
00:40:37	Closing Statement	Huff, Daniel
01:25:10	Closing Statement	Tribble, Taylor
01:54:28	Break
02:07:08	Closing Statement	Stone, William
03:23:35	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:04:13	Break
		00:06:15	General Case Activities
		00:08:36	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:27	General Case Activities
		00:04:34	End of Session