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Summary
Bellwether trial in consolidated litigation involving spinal implant surgery.
Outcome
Verdict for defendant.
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Judge
- Harold Hopp
- Jurisdiction
- Superior Court of California, Riverside County
- Court
- Riverside Historic Courthouse
- Case Number
- CVSW1400002
- Industry
- Health care
- Practice Area
- Malpractice
- Lay Witnesses
- Akmakjian, Dr. Jack
- Berryhill, Lisa
- Cox, Anita
- Crowder, William
- Dixon, Pat
- Everett, Barbara
- Fields, Jeffrey
- Herrick, John
- Johnson, Nicholas
- Kim, Dr. Michael
- McGrath, Michael "Mick"
- Moses, Derika
- Pereira, Robert
- Rocha, Matthew
- Russell, Cheryl
- Schneider, Heather
- Tyson, David
- Uppal, Dr. Gurvinder
- Wallace, Aaron
- Wong, Sung Chul
SESSIONS WITH Harold "Wally" Pellerite
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AM Session
Openings
3 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:49 | Opening Statement | Fraysse, Thomas | |||
| 01:16:33 | End of Session |
PM Session
Openings
10 Chapters
OCT
12
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
6 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:53 | Witness Direct Examination | Hutchinson, Robert | Pereira, Robert | In Person | |
| 00:33:12 | Witness Cross Examination | Walton, Rich | Pereira, Robert | In Person | |
| 00:47:19 | Break | ||||
| 01:09:26 | Witness Cross Examination | Walton, Rich | Pereira, Robert | In Person | |
| 01:39:42 | End of Session |
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters
OCT
13
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
3 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:43 | Witness Direct Examination | Hutchinson, Robert | Hawkins, Timothy | In Person | |
| 01:02:49 | End of Session |
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters
OCT
17
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters
OCT
18
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
7 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:00:46 | Witness Cross Examination | Carroll, Richard | Fields, Jeffrey | In Person | |
| 00:35:52 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Fraysse, Thomas | Fields, Jeffrey | In Person | |
| 00:39:55 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Carroll, Richard | Fields, Jeffrey | In Person | |
| 00:42:14 | Break | ||||
| 00:47:48 | Witness Direct Examination | Schneider, Heather | Video Recording | ||
| 01:23:56 | End of Session |
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
6 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:00:50 | Witness Direct Examination | Schneider, Heather | Video Recording | ||
| 00:15:17 | Witness Direct Examination | Wong, Sung Chul | Video Recording | ||
| 01:03:24 | Break | ||||
| 01:13:01 | Witness Direct Examination | Wong, Sung Chul | Video Recording | ||
| 01:34:26 | End of Session |
OCT
19
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
10 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
5 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:00:38 | Witness Direct Examination | McGrath, Michael "Mick" | Video Recording | ||
| 00:45:45 | Break | ||||
| 00:47:50 | Witness Direct Examination | McGrath, Michael "Mick" | Video Recording | ||
| 01:29:37 | End of Session |
OCT
20
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
10 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:54 | Witness Direct Examination | Moradi, Itak | Rocha, Matthew | Video Conference | |
| 00:12:04 | Witness Cross Examination | Ikels, Zuzana | Rocha, Matthew | Video Conference | |
| 00:17:43 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Moradi, Itak | Rocha, Matthew | Video Conference | |
| 00:18:35 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Ikels, Zuzana | Rocha, Matthew | Video Conference | |
| 00:20:18 | Break | ||||
| 00:25:54 | Witness Direct Examination | Wong, Sung Chul | Video Recording | ||
| 01:07:04 | Break | ||||
| 01:29:54 | Witness Direct Examination | Everett, Barbara | Video Recording | ||
| 01:40:19 | End of Session |
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
6 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:00:51 | Witness Direct Examination | Everett, Barbara | Video Recording | ||
| 00:58:05 | Break | ||||
| 01:04:52 | Witness Direct Examination | Johnson, Nicholas | Video Recording | ||
| 01:47:13 | Witness Direct Examination | Cox, Anita | Video Recording | ||
| 02:23:52 | End of Session |
OCT
21
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
14 Chapters
OCT
25
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
9 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters
OCT
26
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
6 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
13 Chapters
OCT
27
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
7 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
10 Chapters
OCT
28
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
5 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:11 | Witness Cross Examination | Carroll, Richard | Moses, Derika | In Person | |
| 01:08:55 | Break | ||||
| 01:16:59 | Witness Cross Examination | Carroll, Richard | Moses, Derika | In Person | |
| 01:52:55 | End of Session |
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
11 Chapters
OCT
31
AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
7 Chapters
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
7 Chapters
NOV
1
AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
10 Chapters
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
10 Chapters
NOV
2
AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
7 Chapters
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
12 Chapters
NOV
3
AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
6 Chapters
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
19 Chapters
NOV
4
AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
6 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:02:21 | Break | ||||
| 00:31:30 | Witness Direct Examination | Urzua, Carlos | Herrick, John | Video Conference | |
| 00:43:11 | Witness Cross Examination | Carroll, Richard | Herrick, John | Video Conference | |
| 00:47:43 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Urzua, Carlos | Herrick, John | Video Conference | |
| 00:49:13 | End of Session |
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
2 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:11:22 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:12:22 | End of Session |
NOV
7
AM Session
Closings
3 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:20 | Closing Statement | Fraysse, Thomas | |||
| 00:47:14 | End of Session |
PM Session
Closings
6 Chapters
NOV
8
AM Session
Other
2 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:42:16 | End of Session |
NOV
9
PM Session
Verdict
4 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:40 | Reading of the Verdict | ||||
| 00:03:07 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:05:58 | End of Session |
NOV
10
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.