Williams v. St. Francis Hospital, et al.

Summary

In this medical malpractice proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant health care providers failed to meet the appropriate standard of care, which led to a patient's catastrophic brain damage.

Outcome

No fault was assigned to Christopher Tidwell, M.D. 100% fault was assigned to St. Francis Hospital.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Williams, Sandra
Defense: Tidwell, Christopher
St. Francis Hospital
Verdict: $26,000,000

Judge: Ben Richardson
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Muscogee County
Court: State Court of Georgia, Muscogee County

Case Number: SC14CV882
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Health Law

Plaintiff

Williams, Sandra

Defense

Tidwell, Christopher

Represented By:
Weathington, Paul (Weathington, LLC)
Baker, Tracy (Weathington, LLC)
Ellington, Gregory (Hall Booth Smith, P. C.)

Defense

St. Francis Hospital

Represented By:
Sumrall, Roger (Bendin, Sumrall & Ladner, LLC)
Owens, Taylor (Bendin, Sumrall & Ladner, LLC)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Bell, Lloyd
01:22:50	Break
01:32:05	Opening Statement	Weathington, Paul
02:06:33	Opening Statement	Sumrall, Roger
02:45:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:33	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Walsh, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
01:16:47	Break
01:30:40	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Walsh, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
02:00:15	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Walsh, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
02:09:58	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Walsh, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
02:30:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Walsh, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
02:53:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Walsh, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
02:54:36	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Polk, Brenda RN	In Person
03:11:05	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Lukano, Caroline RN	In Person
03:35:05	Break
03:45:17	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Lukano, Caroline RN	In Person
03:54:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Lukano, Caroline RN	In Person
04:00:38	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Corbin, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:00:11	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Corbin, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:07:17	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Corbin, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:27:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Corbin, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:46:19	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Corbin, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:50:34	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Corbin, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:53:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Corbin, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:54:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Corbin, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:54:55	Break
02:04:42	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Simms, Rebecca	In Person
02:30:24	Witness Cross Examination	Ellington, Gregory	Simms, Rebecca	In Person
02:41:48	Witness Cross Examination	Owens, Taylor	Simms, Rebecca	In Person
02:44:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Simms, Rebecca	In Person
02:48:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ellington, Gregory	Simms, Rebecca	In Person
02:49:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Owens, Taylor	Simms, Rebecca	In Person
02:51:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Simms, Rebecca	In Person
02:52:10	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:45	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Duke, Patricia RN	In Person
01:52:00	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Duke, Patricia RN	In Person
01:53:47	Break
02:07:35	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Duke, Patricia RN	In Person
02:32:13	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Duke, Patricia RN	In Person
02:49:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Duke, Patricia RN	In Person
02:59:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Duke, Patricia RN	In Person
03:01:37	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Baskin, Judy	In Person
03:15:07	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Baskin, Judy	In Person
03:20:42	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Baskin, Judy	In Person
03:26:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Baskin, Judy	In Person
03:31:17	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:47	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Westerlund, Dr. Erik M.D.	In Person
00:42:38	Break
00:49:15	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Westerlund, Dr. Erik M.D.	In Person
02:30:17	Break
02:46:58	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Westerlund, Dr. Erik M.D.	In Person
03:33:07	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Westerlund, Dr. Erik M.D.	In Person
03:49:57	Break
04:04:40	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Westerlund, Dr. Erik M.D.	In Person
04:40:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Westerlund, Dr. Erik M.D.	In Person
05:00:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Westerlund, Dr. Erik M.D.	In Person
05:03:34	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Blumberg, Dr. Kalman M.D.	In Person
00:53:35	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Blumberg, Dr. Kalman M.D.	In Person
00:56:44	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Blumberg, Dr. Kalman M.D.	In Person
01:46:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Blumberg, Dr. Kalman M.D.	In Person
02:04:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Blumberg, Dr. Kalman M.D.	In Person
02:06:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Blumberg, Dr. Kalman M.D.	In Person
02:08:20	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	McIntosh, Marie	In Person
01:10:20	Break
01:18:28	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	McIntosh, Marie	In Person
01:47:19	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	McIntosh, Marie	In Person
02:18:20	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	McIntosh, Marie	In Person
02:46:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	McIntosh, Marie	In Person
03:04:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	McIntosh, Marie	In Person
03:11:58	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Oehrlein, Dr. Frederick M.D.	In Person
00:55:33	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Oehrlein, Dr. Frederick M.D.	In Person
01:14:17	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Oehrlein, Dr. Frederick M.D.	In Person
01:37:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Oehrlein, Dr. Frederick M.D.	In Person
01:40:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Oehrlein, Dr. Frederick M.D.	In Person
01:45:17	Break
02:05:25	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Naraval, Dr. Dante M.D.	Video Recording
03:02:12	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Reeves, Ricki	In Person
03:54:52	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Tracy	Reeves, Ricki	In Person
04:00:42	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Reeves, Ricki	In Person
04:15:57	End of Session

DEC

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:43	Break
00:24:43	Witness Direct Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Brown, Dr. Christopher M.D.	In Person
01:29:05	Witness Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Brown, Dr. Christopher M.D.	In Person
02:52:53	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Brown, Dr. Christopher M.D.	In Person
02:55:51	Break
03:12:21	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Schlossberg, Dr. Matthew M.D.	Video Recording
04:57:28	Break
05:05:12	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Schlossberg, Dr. Matthew M.D.	Video Recording
05:30:32	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Williams, Phillip	Video Recording
01:39:17	Break
01:54:04	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Williams, Phillip	Video Recording
03:06:46	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:12	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Wright-Johnson, Lesley	In Person
01:19:47	Witness Cross Examination	Owens, Taylor	Wright-Johnson, Lesley	In Person
01:45:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Wright-Johnson, Lesley	In Person
01:50:33	Break
02:06:14	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Seaman, Dr. Bruce Ph.D.	In Person
02:21:47	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Seaman, Dr. Bruce Ph.D.	In Person
02:23:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Seaman, Dr. Bruce Ph.D.	In Person
02:28:02	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Williams, Sandra	In Person
03:10:36	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Williams, Sandra	In Person
03:14:57	General Case Activities
03:15:35	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:37:00	General Case Activities
00:45:51	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Beninga, Dr. Angela D.O.	Video Recording
01:35:00	Witness Direct Examination	Watson, Michael	Williams, Zachary	In Person
02:11:20	Break
02:20:17	Witness Direct Examination	Watson, Michael	Williams, Zachary	In Person
02:21:41	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Tracy	Williams, Zachary	In Person
02:23:57	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Williams, Zachary	In Person
02:28:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Watson, Michael	Williams, Zachary	In Person
02:30:57	General Case Activities	Bell, Lloyd
02:33:45	Witness Direct Examination	Schlachter, David	Williams, Jacob	In Person
02:57:13	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

22 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schlachter, David	Williams, Jacob	In Person
00:06:43	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Tracy	Williams, Jacob	In Person
00:07:59	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Williams, Jacob	In Person
00:11:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schlachter, David	Williams, Jacob	In Person
00:11:35	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Baker, Tracy	Williams, Jacob	In Person
00:12:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Williams, Jacob	In Person
00:13:16	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Hudson, Debbie	In Person
00:37:18	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Tracy	Hudson, Debbie	In Person
00:38:56	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Hudson, Debbie	In Person
00:46:41	Witness Direct Examination	Weathington, Paul	Hall, Dr. Jesse M.D.	In Person
01:42:39	Witness Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Hall, Dr. Jesse M.D.	In Person
01:54:42	Break
02:05:01	Witness Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Hall, Dr. Jesse M.D.	In Person
02:49:23	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Hall, Dr. Jesse M.D.	In Person
03:14:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Weathington, Paul	Hall, Dr. Jesse M.D.	In Person
03:16:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Hall, Dr. Jesse M.D.	In Person
03:19:58	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Hall, Dr. Jesse M.D.	In Person
03:28:31	Break
03:41:33	Witness Direct Examination	Wardlow, Sara	Gunels, Kathy	In Person
03:59:23	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Kidd, Joyce	In Person
04:34:32	General Case Activities
04:54:08	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Closings

12 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

DEC

Williams v. St. Francis Hospital, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:53	General Case Activities
01:08:15	Break
01:17:43	Witness Direct Examination	Weathington, Paul	Tidwell, Dr. Christopher M.D.	In Person
02:47:20	Break
02:55:10	Witness Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Tidwell, Dr. Christopher M.D.	In Person
03:47:03	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Tidwell, Dr. Christopher M.D.	In Person
03:49:29	General Case Activities
03:56:36	Witness Cross Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Tidwell, Dr. Christopher M.D.	In Person
04:52:00	General Case Activities
04:53:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:17	Witness Direct Examination	Sumrall, Roger	Mancuso, Dr. Anthony M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:34:52	Break
00:39:57	General Case Activities
00:43:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:45	Break
00:17:28	General Case Activities
00:20:15	Closing Statement	Bell, Lloyd
01:13:25	Closing Statement	Weathington, Paul
01:48:18	Closing Statement	Sumrall, Roger
02:49:45	Break
03:02:55	General Case Activities
03:04:42	Closing Statement	Bell, Lloyd
04:01:51	General Case Activities
04:24:35	General Case Activities
04:25:50	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:04:23	General Case Activities
		00:05:50	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:54	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:18	End of Session