Brett Camen v. Glacier Eye Clinic PC, et al.

Summary

Jury trial in medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that failure to refer a patient suffering gradual vision loss to a neurosurgeon quickly enough resulted in permanent blindness.

Outcome

Verdict in favor of the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Camen, Brett
Defense: Kalispell Regional Medical Center
Glacier Eye Clinic PC

Judge: Dan Wilson
Jurisdiction: Montana Eleventh Judicial District Court
Court: Montana 11th Judicial District Court

Case Number: DV-15-2019-0000361-PI
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice

Plaintiff

Camen, Brett

Represented By:
Novotny, Benjamin (Trial Lawyers for Justice)
Rowley, Nicholas (Jordan, Herington & Rowley)

Defense

Kalispell Regional Medical Center

Represented By:
Kuhn, Kevin (Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP)
Quinlan, Jori (Worden Thane P.C.)

Defense

Glacier Eye Clinic PC

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:22:57	General Case Activities
00:24:25	Opening Statement	Novotny, Benjamin
01:21:37	Break
01:44:54	General Case Activities
01:48:16	Opening Statement	Kuhn, Kevin
02:48:46	Opening Statement	Giocoechea, Sean
02:59:14	General Case Activities
03:02:56	Opening Statement	Giocoechea, Sean
03:31:43	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:08:55	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Camen, Brett	In Person
01:24:28	Witness Cross Examination	Kuhn, Kevin	Camen, Brett	In Person
01:25:37	Break
01:32:38	Witness Cross Examination	Kuhn, Kevin	Camen, Brett	In Person
02:10:46	Witness Cross Examination	Mathewson, J. Kent	Camen, Brett	In Person
02:19:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Camen, Brett	In Person
02:33:53	Break
02:43:00	General Case Activities
02:45:00	Witness Direct Examination	Novotny, Benjamin	Lee, Dr. Andrew M.D.	Video Recording
03:39:54	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00
00:06:38	Witness Cross Examination	Quinlan, Jori	Sorensen, Dr. Steven OD	In Person
01:08:55	Witness Cross Examination	Mathewson, J. Kent	Sorensen, Dr. Steven OD	In Person
01:36:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Novotny, Benjamin	Sorensen, Dr. Steven OD	In Person
01:39:48	Break
01:54:30	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Stein, Dr. Gus M.D.	In Person
03:38:53	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:19:03	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Stein, Dr. Gus M.D.	In Person
01:20:00	Witness Cross Examination	Giocoechea, Sean	Stein, Dr. Gus M.D.	In Person
01:51:52	Break
02:04:46	Witness Cross Examination	Giocoechea, Sean	Stein, Dr. Gus M.D.	In Person
02:31:52	Witness Cross Examination	Kuhn, Kevin	Stein, Dr. Gus M.D.	In Person
02:57:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Stein, Dr. Gus M.D.	In Person
03:26:44	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:12:25	Witness Direct Examination	Zahka, Karen	Love, John	In Person
00:27:10	Witness Cross Examination	Quinlan, Jori	Love, John	In Person
00:34:50	Break
00:42:44	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Glass, Dr. Stephen M.D.	Video Recording
02:14:17	Break
02:28:45	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Glass, Dr. Stephen M.D.	Video Recording
02:39:20	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Leftkowitz, Dr. Tood M.D.	Video Recording
03:22:27	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:18:27	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Leftkowitz, Dr. Tood M.D.	Video Recording
01:35:43	Break
01:52:55	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Wheeler, Dr. Marcus M.D.	In Person
03:12:51	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:07:42	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Wheeler, Dr. Marcus M.D.	In Person
02:09:13	Break
02:22:53	Witness Cross Examination	Kuhn, Kevin	Wheeler, Dr. Marcus M.D.	In Person
03:33:18	Witness Cross Examination	Giocoechea, Sean	Wheeler, Dr. Marcus M.D.	In Person
03:38:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kuhn, Kevin	Wheeler, Dr. Marcus M.D.	In Person
03:42:13	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:48:55	General Case Activities
00:50:17	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Wheeler, Dr. Marcus M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:51:37	Witness Cross Examination	Kuhn, Kevin	Wheeler, Dr. Marcus M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:54:00	Witness Direct Examination	Novotny, Benjamin	Camen, Lisa	In Person
01:47:30	Witness Cross Examination	Kuhn, Kevin	Camen, Lisa	In Person
02:31:12	Break
02:45:50	Witness Cross Examination	Kuhn, Kevin	Camen, Lisa	In Person
03:14:41	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:07:40	Witness Cross Examination	Kuhn, Kevin	Camen, Lisa	In Person
00:19:13	Witness Cross Examination	Giocoechea, Sean	Camen, Lisa	In Person
00:44:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Novotny, Benjamin	Camen, Lisa	In Person
01:06:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kuhn, Kevin	Camen, Lisa	In Person
01:11:38	Break
01:27:14	General Case Activities
01:32:05	Witness Direct Examination	Kuhn, Kevin	Bauer, Matt	Video Recording
03:03:44	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Brett Camen v. Glacier Eye Clinic PC, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:20:05	Witness Direct Examination	Novotny, Benjamin	Lee, Dr. Andrew M.D.	Video Recording
01:24:18	Break
01:34:45	General Case Activities
01:35:50	Witness Direct Examination	Novotny, Benjamin	Lee, Dr. Andrew M.D.	Video Recording
02:19:10	General Case Activities	Novotny, Benjamin
02:21:03	Break
02:29:54	Witness Direct Examination	Novotny, Benjamin	Sorensen, Dr. Steven OD	In Person
03:18:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:32:15	General Case Activities
00:50:42	Closing Statement	Rowley, Nicholas
02:11:50	Break
02:28:31	Closing Statement	Kuhn, Kevin
03:24:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:04:55	Closing Statement	Mathewson, J. Kent
01:05:17	Break
01:19:40	Closing Statement	Novotny, Benjamin
02:00:17	End of Session