Bertha Triana v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.

Summary

In this Product Liability Proceeding, plaintiff Bertha Triana had sued Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc for product liability of the drug Actos, which is manufactured by the company. The plaintiff alleged that the drug Actos which the plaintiff was taking as a treatment for diabetes also caused her bladder cancer as a side-effect.
Plaintiff Bertha Triana was represented by attorneys Robert Eglet, William Kemp and Paul Pennock. The defendant in the case was Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc; the company was represented by attorneys DLesli Davis, Kelly Evans and Craig Thompson.

Outcome

Verdict for Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Triana, Bertha
Defense: Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc.

Judge: Kerry Earley
Jurisdiction: 8th District Court of Nevada
Court: Regional Justice Center

Case Number: A-13-680556-C
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Triana, Bertha

Defense

Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc.

Represented By:
Davis, D'Lesli (Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P)
Evans, Kelly (Snell & Wilmer LLP)
Thompson, Craig (Venable LLP)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:28	Opening Statement	Eglet, Robert
01:29:11	Break
01:57:14	Opening Statement	Eglet, Robert
02:45:21	Break
02:56:08	Opening Statement	Eglet, Robert
03:41:08	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Pennock, Paul	Blume, Dr. Cheryl PhD	In Person
		01:18:53	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Pennock, Paul	Blume, Dr. Cheryl PhD	In Person
		01:33:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Pennock, Paul	Blume, Dr. Cheryl PhD	In Person
00:21:09	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Blume, Dr. Cheryl PhD	In Person
00:24:35	Break
01:37:51	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Blume, Dr. Cheryl PhD	In Person
03:14:05	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:20	Witness Direct Examination	Eglet, Robert	Spanheimer, Dr. Robert M.D.	Video Recording
01:16:22	Break
01:47:12	Witness Direct Examination	Eglet, Robert	Spanheimer, Dr. Robert M.D.	Video Recording
02:03:08	Witness Direct Examination	Eglet, Robert	Yates, Dr. John M.D.	Video Recording
03:15:07	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Baron, Dr. David Ph.D.	Video Recording
		01:24:22	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Baron, Dr. David Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:41:46	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Thom, Dr. Claire PharmD	Video Recording
01:31:28	End of Session

MAR

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Calahan, Stacey	Transcript Reading
00:58:07	Break
01:29:00	Witness Cross Examination	Thompson, Craig	Calahan, Stacey	Transcript Reading
01:41:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Calahan, Stacey	Transcript Reading
01:44:17	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wall, David	Hunterton, C. Stanley	In Person
		00:59:09	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wall, David	Hunterton, C. Stanley	In Person
00:58:33	Break
01:26:39	Witness Cross Examination	Thompson, Craig	Hunterton, C. Stanley	In Person
01:40:06	Break
01:58:46	Witness Cross Examination	Thompson, Craig	Hunterton, C. Stanley	In Person
02:48:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wall, David	Hunterton, C. Stanley	In Person
02:50:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Thompson, Craig	Hunterton, C. Stanley	In Person
03:02:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wall, David	Hunterton, C. Stanley	In Person
03:04:39	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Eglet, Robert	Gabanski, Stacy	Video Recording
01:06:03	General Case Activities
01:34:51	Witness Direct Examination	Eglet, Robert	Sato, Kiichiro	Transcript Reading
01:48:55	Witness Direct Examination	Eglet, Robert	Sato, Kiichiro	Video Recording
02:48:04	Break
03:10:54	Witness Direct Examination	Eglet, Robert	Sato, Kiichiro	Video Recording
03:27:58	General Case Activities
03:29:14	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Cunitz, Dr. Robert	In Person
		00:39:01	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Cunitz, Dr. Robert	In Person
01:10:30	Break
01:42:37	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Kelly	Cunitz, Dr. Robert	In Person
02:41:34	Break
03:28:39	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Kelly	Cunitz, Dr. Robert	In Person
03:37:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Cunitz, Dr. Robert	In Person
04:01:47	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wall, David	Gonzalez, Dr. Karen M.D.	In Person
		01:02:18	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wall, David	Gonzalez, Dr. Karen M.D.	In Person
00:11:04	Break
00:17:03	Witness Direct Examination	Wall, David	Gonzalez, Dr. Karen M.D.	In Person
01:22:50	Witness Cross Examination	Thompson, Craig	Gonzalez, Dr. Karen M.D.	In Person
01:54:40	End of Session

APR

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Thompson, Craig	Gonzalez, Dr. Karen M.D.	In Person
00:28:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wall, David	Gonzalez, Dr. Karen M.D.	In Person
00:56:10	Break
01:21:49	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Kelly	Cunitz, Dr. Robert	Transcript Reading
01:26:31	Witness Direct Examination	Wall, David	Steinkohl, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
02:51:11	Break
03:05:35	Witness Cross Examination	Thompson, Craig	Steinkohl, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
03:13:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wall, David	Steinkohl, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
03:14:04	General Case Activities
03:17:08	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Hernandez, Loida M.D.	In Person
00:19:24	Witness Cross Examination	Thompson, Craig	Hernandez, Loida M.D.	In Person
00:34:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Hernandez, Loida M.D.	In Person
00:36:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Thompson, Craig	Hernandez, Loida M.D.	In Person
00:38:41	General Case Activities		Hernandez, Loida M.D.	In Person
00:43:24	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Daneshmand, Dr. Siamak M.D.	Video Recording
01:11:29	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Daneshmand, Dr. Siamak M.D.	Video Recording
00:34:14	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Triana, Bertha	In Person
00:54:35	Break
01:12:32	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Triana, Bertha	In Person
02:06:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Triana, Bertha	In Person
02:11:27	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Blume, Dr. Cheryl PhD	In Person
01:06:04	Break
02:23:10	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Blume, Dr. Cheryl PhD	In Person
03:18:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Blume, Dr. Cheryl PhD	In Person
00:47:18	Break
01:38:27	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Blume, Dr. Cheryl PhD	In Person
03:30:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pennock, Paul	Blume, Dr. Cheryl PhD	In Person
04:03:44	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wall, David	Davies, Dr. Benjamin M.D.	In Person
01:01:48	Break
01:26:04	Witness Direct Examination	Wall, David	Davies, Dr. Benjamin M.D.	In Person
02:27:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wall, David	Davies, Dr. Benjamin M.D.	In Person
00:25:11	Witness Cross Examination	Thompson, Craig	Davies, Dr. Benjamin M.D.	In Person
00:54:47	Break
01:24:33	Witness Cross Examination	Thompson, Craig	Davies, Dr. Benjamin M.D.	In Person
02:32:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wall, David	Davies, Dr. Benjamin M.D.	In Person
02:55:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Thompson, Craig	Davies, Dr. Benjamin M.D.	In Person
03:01:23	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wall, David	Cipriano, Christopher	In Person
00:26:31	Witness Cross Examination	Thompson, Craig	Cipriano, Christopher	In Person
00:29:10	Witness Direct Examination	Wall, David	Cipriano, Delores	In Person
00:58:04	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Cipriano, Delores	In Person
01:08:37	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Cipriano, Christopher	In Person
00:28:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wall, David	Cipriano, Christopher	In Person
00:30:17	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Cipriano, Delores	In Person
00:34:51	Break
01:08:29	Witness Direct Examination	Wall, David	Battacharya, Dr. Ashok M.D.	Video Recording
02:54:58	End of Session

APR

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Kelly	Wilson, Dr. Shandra M.D.	In Person
00:29:46	Break
01:37:54	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Kelly	Wilson, Dr. Shandra M.D.	In Person
03:10:16	Break
03:27:14	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Kelly	Wilson, Dr. Shandra M.D.	In Person
03:43:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Wilson, Dr. Shandra M.D.	In Person
03:48:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wall, David	Wilson, Dr. Shandra M.D.	In Person
03:57:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Evans, Kelly	Wilson, Dr. Shandra M.D.	In Person
03:58:11	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Wilson, Dr. Shandra M.D.	In Person
00:20:26	Witness Direct Examination	Wall, David	Wilson, Dr. Shandra M.D.	In Person
01:00:22	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Tan, Dr. Meng	Video Recording
00:57:33	Break
01:21:42	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Orlando, Daniel	Video Recording
02:46:36	Break
03:10:21	Witness Direct Examination	Kemp, William	Orlando, Daniel	Video Recording
04:01:51	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Dagogo-Jack, Dr. Samuel	In Person
		01:17:48	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kemp, William	Dagogo-Jack, Dr. Samuel	In Person
00:16:05	Witness Cross Examination	Wall, David	Dagogo-Jack, Dr. Samuel	In Person
00:23:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Dagogo-Jack, Dr. Samuel	In Person
00:44:40	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Thompson, Craig	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
		00:42:40	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Thompson, Craig	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
02:29:27	Witness Direct Examination	Thompson, Craig	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
02:31:03	Witness Cross Examination	Kemp, William	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:37:26	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Eglet, Robert	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
00:19:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Thompson, Craig	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:02:25	General Case Activities
01:04:23	Break
01:28:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Thompson, Craig	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:42:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kemp, William	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:56:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Eglet, Robert	Cohen, Dr. Samuel M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
02:14:09	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Thompson, Craig	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
00:14:04	Witness Cross Examination	Eglet, Robert	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
00:38:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Thompson, Craig	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
01:19:46	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Evans, Kelly	Boffetta, Dr. Paolo	In Person
		01:29:19	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Evans, Kelly	Boffetta, Dr. Paolo	In Person
01:26:53	Break
02:28:36	Witness Cross Examination	Kemp, William	Boffetta, Dr. Paolo	In Person
03:10:55	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Evans, Kelly	Peters, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
00:59:42	Break
01:26:16	Witness Direct Examination	Evans, Kelly	Peters, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:43:12	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Evans, Kelly	Peters, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
00:07:25	Witness Cross Examination	Kemp, William	Peters, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:22:20	Break
01:45:04	Witness Cross Examination	Kemp, William	Peters, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:59:21	Witness Cross Examination	Wall, David	Peters, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
03:00:26	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Evans, Kelly	Peters, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
00:45:35	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kemp, William	Peters, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:04:18	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kemp, William	Peters, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
00:05:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wall, David	Peters, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
00:14:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wall, David	Boffetta, Dr. Paolo	In Person
01:16:44	Break
01:37:59	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wall, David	Boffetta, Dr. Paolo	In Person
02:15:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Evans, Kelly	Boffetta, Dr. Paolo	In Person
02:48:44	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wall, David	Boffetta, Dr. Paolo	In Person
02:53:41	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Thompson, Craig	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
00:59:23	Break
01:17:56	Witness Direct Examination	Thompson, Craig	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
02:41:00	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Eglet, Robert	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
01:18:14	Break
01:45:33	Witness Cross Examination	Eglet, Robert	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
03:13:02	Witness Cross Examination	Eglet, Robert	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
02:49:20	Break
04:01:34	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Eglet, Robert	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
		00:52:37	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Eglet, Robert	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
01:11:21	Break
01:38:26	Witness Cross Examination	Eglet, Robert	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
02:35:16	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Eglet, Robert	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
00:51:16	Witness Cross Examination	Kemp, William	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
01:32:56	Break
02:29:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Thompson, Craig	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
03:34:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kemp, William	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
03:42:04	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Eglet, Robert	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
04:17:27	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Closings

2 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Bertha Triana v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:22	Break
00:49:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Thompson, Craig	Droller, Dr. Michael	In Person
01:31:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:22	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, D'Lesli	Jones, Judith	In Person
00:54:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:40:44	Closing Statement	Eglet, Robert
02:13:06	Break
02:42:37	Closing Statement	Eglet, Robert
03:37:16	End of Session