David Pullman v. Marc Schwartz MD, et al.

Summary

Jury trial in a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that a neurosurgeon's advocacy of a supposedly risky procedure to remove a cranial tumor versus a less dangerous treatment left a patient with permanent facial paralysis.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Pullman, David
Defense: Schwartz , Marc

Judge: Stephen Czuleger
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court: Spring Street Courthouse

Case Number: BC597684
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice

Plaintiff

Pullman, David

Represented By:
Giuffra, Tom (Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo & Plotkin, LLP)
Keeton, Jamie (Schlichter, Shonack & Keeton, LLP)

Defense

Schwartz , Marc

Represented By:
DeHaas, Louis (LaFollette Johnson PC )
Handlin, Rebecca (LaFollette Johnson PC )

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

Session links become active around 15 minutes before scheduled start time

			Description	Start Time
			David Pullman v. Rick Friedman MD, et al. 02/08/2023 PM	01:30 PM PST
			David Pullman v. Rick Friedman MD, et al. 02/08/2023 AM	08:30 AM PST

FEB

On Demand

Sessions are uploaded each evening and are available on demand the next morning

			Description	Start Time
		3h 13m 56s	David Pullman v. Rick Friedman MD, et al. 02/07/2023 PM	01:17 PM PST
		3h 35m 4s	David Pullman v. Rick Friedman MD, et al. 02/07/2023 AM	08:22 AM PST

FEB

			Description	Start Time
		3h 8m 55s	David Pullman v. Rick Friedman MD, et al. 02/06/2023 PM	01:25 PM PST
		3h 33m 14s	David Pullman v. Rick Friedman MD, et al. 02/06/2023 AM	08:26 AM PST

FEB

			Description	Start Time
		3h 9m 26s	David Pullman v. Rick Friedman MD, et al. 02/03/2023 PM	01:23 PM PST
		2h 51m 40s	David Pullman v. Rick Friedman MD, et al. 02/03/2023 AM	09:07 AM PST

FEB

			Description	Start Time
		3h 6m 18s	David Pullman v. Rick Friedman MD, et al. 02/02/2023 PM	01:25 PM PST
		3h 34m 46s	David Pullman v. Rick Friedman MD, et al. 02/02/2023 AM	08:27 AM PST

FEB

			Description	Start Time
		3h 1m 47s	David Pullman v. Rick Friedman MD, et al. 02/01/2023 PM	01:32 PM PST
		2h 58m 15s	David Pullman v. Rick Friedman MD, et al. 02/01/2023 AM	08:59 AM PST

FEB

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:21	Opening Statement	Giuffra, Tom
01:02:41	Break
01:23:57	Opening Statement	DeHaas, Louis
02:45:16	Witness Direct Examination	Giuffra, Tom	Pullman, David	In Person
03:11:06	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Giuffra, Tom	Pullman, David	In Person
01:25:00	Break
01:44:35	Witness Direct Examination	Giuffra, Tom	Pullman, David	In Person
02:55:24	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Giuffra, Tom	Pullman, David	In Person
00:16:14	Witness Direct Examination	DeHaas, Louis	Pullman, David	In Person
01:34:59	Break
01:55:13	Witness Cross Examination	DeHaas, Louis	Pullman, David	In Person
03:14:18	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	DeHaas, Louis	Pullman, David	In Person
00:54:03	Break
01:12:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Giuffra, Tom	Pullman, David	In Person
01:39:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	DeHaas, Louis	Pullman, David	In Person
01:49:32	Witness Direct Examination	Giuffra, Tom	Schwartz, Dr. Marc	In Person
02:52:33	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Keeton, Jamie	Friedman, Dr. Rick	In Person
		01:54:39	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Keeton, Jamie	Friedman, Dr. Rick	In Person
00:34:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DeHaas, Louis	Friedman, Dr. Rick	In Person
01:24:59	Break
01:49:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DeHaas, Louis	Friedman, Dr. Rick	In Person
02:38:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keeton, Jamie	Friedman, Dr. Rick	In Person
02:58:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DeHaas, Louis	Friedman, Dr. Rick	In Person
02:59:42	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Giuffra, Tom	Schwartz, Dr. Marc	In Person
		01:34:19	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Giuffra, Tom	Schwartz, Dr. Marc	In Person
01:21:21	Break
01:41:49	Witness Direct Examination	DeHaas, Louis	Schwartz, Dr. Marc	In Person
02:54:18	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Keeton, Jamie	Overholser , Virginia	Video Conference
00:47:46	Witness Cross Examination	Handlin, Rebecca	Overholser , Virginia	Video Conference
01:10:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Keeton, Jamie	Overholser , Virginia	Video Conference
01:18:09	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Handlin, Rebecca	Overholser , Virginia	Video Conference
01:20:00	Break
01:42:10	Witness Direct Examination	Giuffra, Tom	Bloomfield , Dr. Steven M.D	Video Conference
03:10:23	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Giuffra, Tom	Bloomfield , Dr. Steven M.D	Video Conference
00:36:48	Witness Direct Examination	Keeton, Jamie	Paresa, Dr. Kenith	In Person
01:23:27	Break
01:42:51	Witness Cross Examination	DeHaas, Louis	Paresa, Dr. Kenith	In Person
02:33:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Keeton, Jamie	Paresa, Dr. Kenith	In Person
02:49:14	Witness Re-Cross Examination	DeHaas, Louis	Paresa, Dr. Kenith	In Person
02:52:05	End of Session

JAN

David Pullman v. Marc Schwartz MD, et al.

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