Zarick v. Intuitive Surgical Inc., et al.

Summary

Intuitive Surgical Inc. struck a deal on Wednesday in California state court to settle a $30 million lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed one of its allegedly defective surgical robots severely injured her, after her doctor used it to perform a hysterectomy.

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Outcome

Settled - Terms confidential

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Zarick, Michelle
Defense: Intuitive Surgical Inc.

Judge: Mark Pierce
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County
Court: Downtown Superior Court

Case Number: 1-12-CV-237723
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Zarick, Michelle

Represented By:
Blaudeau, Francois (Riley & Jackson, P.C.)
Geragos, Mark (Geragos & Geragos APC)

Defense

Intuitive Surgical Inc.

Represented By:
Ruby, Allen (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP)

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:59	Opening Statement	Blaudeau, Francois
01:02:43	Opening Statement	Ruby, Allen
01:31:30	Break
01:53:39	Opening Statement	Ruby, Allen
02:09:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Blaudeau, Francois	Watkins, Dr. Zenja M.D.	In Person
00:33:11	Witness Cross Examination	Ruby, Allen	Watkins, Dr. Zenja M.D.	In Person
00:43:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blaudeau, Francois	Watkins, Dr. Zenja M.D.	In Person
00:47:33	Witness Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Miller, Brian	In Person
01:13:30	Break
01:55:23	General Case Activities
01:57:13	Witness Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Miller, Brian	In Person
02:17:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ruby, Allen	Miller, Brian	In Person
02:17:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Miller, Brian	In Person
02:18:59	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ruby, Allen	Brogna, Salvatore	In Person
00:47:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Brogna, Salvatore	In Person
01:08:32	Witness Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Johnson, Mark	In Person
01:24:44	Break
01:46:29	General Case Activities
01:50:25	Witness Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Johnson, Mark	In Person
01:57:18	Witness Cross Examination	Ruby, Allen	Johnson, Mark	In Person
02:02:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Johnson, Mark	In Person
02:05:35	Witness Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Anderson, Christopher	In Person
02:17:22	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Kuverji, Marylyn	In Person
00:53:59	Witness Cross Examination	Ruby, Allen	Kuverji, Marylyn	In Person
00:57:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Kuverji, Marylyn	In Person
01:02:02	Witness Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Vavoso, Glenn	In Person
01:38:11	Break
02:01:09	Witness Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Vavoso, Glenn	In Person
02:38:32	Witness Cross Examination	Ruby, Allen	Vavoso, Glenn	In Person
02:50:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Vavoso, Glenn	In Person
02:53:08	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Blaudeau, Francois	Curet, Dr. Myriam M.D.	General Surgery	In Person
01:24:52	Break
01:56:53	Witness Cross Examination	Ruby, Allen	Curet, Dr. Myriam M.D.	General Surgery	In Person
02:01:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blaudeau, Francois	Curet, Dr. Myriam M.D.	General Surgery	In Person
02:06:29	Witness Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Stoffel, Dr. David M.D.		In Person
02:35:44	Witness Cross Examination	Ruby, Allen	Stoffel, Dr. David M.D.		In Person
02:37:37	Witness Direct Examination	Geragos, Mark	Sydell, Jordan		In Person
02:51:22	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Ruby, Allen	Biesen-Bradley, Dr. Rita M.D.		In Person
00:29:45	Witness Cross Examination	Geragos, Mark	Biesen-Bradley, Dr. Rita M.D.		In Person
00:47:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ruby, Allen	Biesen-Bradley, Dr. Rita M.D.		In Person
00:55:29	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geragos, Mark	Biesen-Bradley, Dr. Rita M.D.		In Person
01:08:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ruby, Allen	Biesen-Bradley, Dr. Rita M.D.		In Person
01:13:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geragos, Mark	Biesen-Bradley, Dr. Rita M.D.		In Person
01:18:00	Witness Direct Examination	Ruby, Allen	Cueto, Dr. Jose M.D.		Transcript Reading
01:25:35	Witness Cross Examination	Geragos, Mark	Cueto, Dr. Jose M.D.		Transcript Reading
01:27:29	Witness Direct Examination	Ruby, Allen	Cueto, Dr. Jose M.D.		Transcript Reading
01:30:48	Witness Cross Examination	Geragos, Mark	Cueto, Dr. Jose M.D.		Transcript Reading
01:31:41	Break
01:55:59	Witness Direct Examination	Ruby, Allen	Hsiao, Dr. Katherine M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
02:43:05	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Ruby, Allen	Hsiao, Dr. Katherine M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
00:33:24	Witness Cross Examination	Geragos, Mark	Hsiao, Dr. Katherine M.D.	Obstetrics & Gynecology	In Person
01:04:33	Witness Direct Examination	Ruby, Allen	Nixon, Maggie		In Person
01:08:17	Witness Cross Examination	Geragos, Mark	Nixon, Maggie		In Person
01:12:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ruby, Allen	Nixon, Maggie		In Person
01:21:56	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geragos, Mark	Nixon, Maggie		In Person
01:34:19	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Zarick v. Intuitive Surgical Inc., et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:30	Witness Cross Examination	Ruby, Allen	Zarick, Michelle	In Person
00:38:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blaudeau, Francois	Zarick, Michelle	In Person
00:54:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ruby, Allen	Zarick, Michelle	In Person
01:01:18	Witness Direct Examination	Blaudeau, Francois	Watkins, Dr. Zenja M.D.	In Person
01:16:37	Break
01:46:49	Witness Direct Examination	Blaudeau, Francois	Watkins, Dr. Zenja M.D.	In Person
02:31:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Blaudeau, Francois
01:38:35	Break
01:59:20	Closing Statement	Ruby, Allen
02:34:24	End of Session