Washington v. Endoscopy Center

Summary

In this Medical Malpractice litigation proceeding, plaintiff Michael Washington alleged Teva Pharmaceuticals and Baxter Pharmaceuticals for manufacturing and distributing reusable Jumbo Vials of the generic anesthetic Profol, which caused the plaintiff to get infected by Hepatitis C at an Endoscopy clinic ran by Dr. Dipak Desai in Nevada.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney Richard Friedman, Lincoln Sieler and Patti Wise. The defense in this case comprised of Teva Pharmaceutical and Baxter Pharmaceutical. Teva Pharmaceutical was represented by attorney Klen Gerner. Baxter Pharmaceutical was represented by attorneys Jennifer Levy and Michael Stoberski.

Outcome

Compensatory Damages for Michael Washington: 7,000,000.00
Compensatory Damages for Josephine Washington: 7,000,000.00
Punitive Damages: Teva-60,000,000, Baxter-30,000,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Washington, Michael
Defense: Teva Pharmaceuticals
Baxter Pharmaceuticals
Verdict: $104,000,000

Judge: Abbi Silver
Jurisdiction: 8th District Court of Nevada
Court: Regional Justice Center

Case Number: 08A558164
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice, Malpractice

Plaintiff

Washington, Michael

Defense

Teva Pharmaceuticals

Represented By:
Kerner, Glenn (Goodwin Procter LLP)

Defense

Baxter Pharmaceuticals

Represented By:
Levy, Jennifer (Kirkland & Ellis LLP)
Stoberski, Michael (Olson, Cannon, Gormley & Desruisseaux)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:18	Opening Statement	Friedman, Richard
01:43:48	Break
02:11:42	Opening Statement	Kerner, Glenn
03:21:13	Break
03:33:25	Opening Statement	Levy, Jennifer
04:35:53	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:56	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Friedman, Dr. Arnold	In Person
00:31:45	Witness Cross Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Friedman, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:21:06	Witness Cross Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Friedman, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:42:33	Break
02:10:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Friedman, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:23:50	Break
02:34:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Friedman, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:41:10	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Friedman, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:50:33	General Case Activities
03:17:16	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:14	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Lowe, Rosalie	In Person
01:22:14	Break
02:13:41	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Lowe, Rosalie	In Person
03:16:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:41	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Lowe, Rosalie	In Person
00:57:49	Break
01:26:19	Witness Cross Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Lowe, Rosalie	In Person
02:42:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Lowe, Rosalie	In Person
03:18:49	End of Session
03:18:26	General Case Activities

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:01:01	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Lea, Mr. Craig	In Person
		01:47:31	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:34	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Lea, Mr. Craig	In Person
01:08:43	Break
01:35:23	Witness Cross Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Lea, Mr. Craig	In Person
02:30:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Lea, Mr. Craig	In Person
02:49:49	General Case Activities
03:04:09	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:41	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Silber, Mr. Scott	In Person
00:15:20	Witness Cross Examination	Stoberski, Michael	Silber, Mr. Scott	In Person
00:21:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Silber, Mr. Scott	Audio Recording
00:23:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Silber, Mr. Scott	In Person
00:26:25	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Hutson, Dr. William	In Person
01:10:57	Break
01:33:32	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Hutson, Dr. William	In Person
02:54:31	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:36	Witness Cross Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Hutson, Dr. William	In Person
00:53:58	Witness Cross Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Hutson, Dr. William	In Person
01:29:13	Break
02:04:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Hutson, Dr. William	In Person
02:31:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Hutson, Dr. William	In Person
02:50:38	General Case Activities
03:13:27	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:51	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Stevens, McKay	Video Recording
00:52:18	Break
01:26:13	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Hamilton, Gregory	In Person
02:51:03	Break
03:09:48	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Hamilton, Gregory	In Person
03:36:48	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:01	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Freeman, Dr. Michael Ph.D. (Med.Dr .M.P.H.)	In Person
01:03:45	Break
01:15:21	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Freeman, Dr. Michael Ph.D. (Med.Dr .M.P.H.)	In Person
01:34:21	Break
01:49:20	Witness Cross Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Freeman, Dr. Michael Ph.D. (Med.Dr .M.P.H.)	In Person
02:19:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:32	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Freeman, Dr. Michael Ph.D. (Med.Dr .M.P.H.)	In Person
00:06:02	Witness Cross Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Freeman, Dr. Michael Ph.D. (Med.Dr .M.P.H.)	In Person
00:18:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Freeman, Dr. Michael Ph.D. (Med.Dr .M.P.H.)	In Person
00:32:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Freeman, Dr. Michael Ph.D. (Med.Dr .M.P.H.)	In Person
00:37:32	General Case Activities
00:45:07	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Taylor, Mr. Harry	In Person
00:50:56	Witness Cross Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Taylor, Mr. Harry	In Person
00:53:17	Witness Cross Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Hamilton, Gregory	In Person
01:23:32	Break
01:45:58	Witness Cross Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Hamilton, Gregory	In Person
01:52:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Hamilton, Gregory	In Person
02:03:02	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Hamilton, Gregory	In Person
02:14:55	General Case Activities
02:25:52	End of Session

SEP

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:32	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
01:27:02	Break
01:57:04	Witness Cross Examination	Stoberski, Michael	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
02:46:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
02:57:49	General Case Activities
03:16:17	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
-1:25:26	General Case Activities
00:01:01	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Washington, Mrs. Josephine	In Person
00:43:40	Witness Cross Examination	Stoberski, Michael	Washington, Mrs. Josephine	In Person
00:50:06	General Case Activities
00:55:20	Break
01:24:26	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Washington, Mr. Michael	In Person
02:03:58	Witness Cross Examination	Stoberski, Michael	Washington, Mr. Michael	In Person
02:17:19	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Perrillo, Dr. Richard	In Person
02:29:33	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:54:38	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Parisian, Dr. Suzanne MD	In Person
		01:10:48	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:33	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Parisian, Dr. Suzanne MD	In Person
00:41:03	Witness Cross Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Parisian, Dr. Suzanne MD	In Person
01:31:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Parisian, Dr. Suzanne MD	In Person
01:46:31	General Case Activities
01:52:23	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:01:04	Witness Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Voliovitch, Dr. Hedva	In Person
		01:18:04	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:31	Witness Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Voliovitch, Dr. Hedva	In Person
00:55:31	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Voliovitch, Dr. Hedva	In Person
01:33:06	Break
01:59:32	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Voliovitch, Dr. Hedva	In Person
02:55:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Voliovitch, Dr. Hedva	In Person
02:57:31	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Voliovitch, Dr. Hedva	In Person
03:15:31	General Case Activities		Voliovitch, Dr. Hedva	In Person
03:24:01	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:01:13	Witness Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Bloom, Dr. Marc M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
		01:12:19	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Bloom, Dr. Marc M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
00:17:27	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Bloom, Dr. Marc M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
00:44:34	Break
01:07:47	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Bloom, Dr. Marc M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
02:02:04	Break
02:36:49	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Bloom, Dr. Marc M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
02:43:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Bloom, Dr. Marc M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
02:48:17	General Case Activities		Bloom, Dr. Marc M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:03:19	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:57	Witness Direct Examination	Stoberski, Michael	Hebben, Dr. Nancy	In Person
01:11:04	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Hebben, Ms. Nancy	In Person
01:40:32	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:26	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Hebben, Ms. Nancy	Audio Recording
01:09:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stoberski, Michael	Hebben, Ms. Nancy	In Person
01:18:26	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Hebben, Ms. Nancy	In Person
01:25:56	General Case Activities		Hebben, Ms. Nancy	In Person
01:37:36	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:58	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Grear, Mrs. Mary	In Person
00:20:38	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Grear, Mrs. Mary	In Person
00:32:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Grear, Mrs. Mary	In Person
00:36:13	End of Session

SEP

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:34	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Labus, Brian	In Person
00:09:52	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Labus, Brian	In Person
00:56:55	Break
01:39:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Labus, Brian	In Person
01:53:10	General Case Activities		Labus, Brian	In Person
01:58:55	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Sands, Dr. Warren	Video Recording
02:06:10	Break
02:29:42	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Sands, Dr. Warren	Video Recording
02:48:26	End of Session

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:01:08	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Labus, Brian	In Person
		01:08:12	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:48	Witness Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Kaffer, Mr. John	In Person
00:43:58	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Kaffer, Mr. John	In Person
01:15:08	Break
01:36:28	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Kaffer, Mr. John	In Person
01:51:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Kaffer, Mr. John	In Person
02:02:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Kaffer, Mr. John	In Person
02:09:08	General Case Activities		Kaffer, Mr. John	In Person
02:17:33	Witness Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Van Druff, Mr. Marion	In Person
02:47:53	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Van Druff, Mr. Marion	In Person
03:00:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Van Druff, Mr. Marion	In Person
03:05:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Van Druff, Mr. Marion	In Person
03:07:08	End of Session

SEP

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Reingold, Dr. Arthur M.D.	In Person
01:07:50	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Reingold, Dr. Arthur M.D.	In Person
01:15:34	Break
01:44:25	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Reingold, Dr. Arthur M.D.	In Person
03:11:34	Break
03:29:01	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Reingold, Dr. Arthur M.D.	In Person
03:38:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Reingold, Dr. Arthur M.D.	In Person
03:40:23	General Case Activities		Reingold, Dr. Arthur M.D.	In Person
03:48:35	End of Session

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Hambrick, David	In Person
		01:29:08	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Hambrick, David	In Person
00:38:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Hambrick, David	In Person
00:55:19	Break
01:21:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Levy, Jennifer	Hambrick, David	In Person
01:22:48	General Case Activities		Hambrick, David	In Person
01:43:04	Witness Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Cohen, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
03:05:59	Break
03:35:25	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Cohen, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
03:59:56	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Cohen, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
01:06:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kerner, Glenn	Cohen, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
01:11:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Friedman, Richard	Cohen, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
01:14:10	General Case Activities		Cohen, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
01:30:54	General Case Activities
01:32:50	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

3 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Closings - Damages

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

3 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Washington v. Endoscopy Center

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:42	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Richard	Friedman, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:25:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:12	Closing Statement	Friedman, Richard
01:31:42	Break
01:45:45	Closing Statement	Friedman, Richard
02:53:17	Break
03:15:43	Closing Statement	Kerner, Glenn
04:27:42	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:34	General Case Activities
		00:03:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:26	Closing Statement	Friedman, Richard
00:34:12	Closing Statement	Kerner, Glenn
00:46:12	Closing Statement	Levy, Jennifer
00:58:05	Closing Statement	Friedman, Richard
01:04:59	General Case Activities
01:06:19	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:07	General Case Activities
		00:03:39	End of Session