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 for defendant.

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 WITH Dr. Marcus Wheeler M.D.

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

	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

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
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

	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

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

	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

FEB

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:08:32	Reading of the Verdict
		00:10:23	End of Session

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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

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SESSIONS WITH Dr. Marcus Wheeler M.D.

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