Dudley v. Iowa Physician's Clinic

Summary

5-day jury trial in medical malpractice lawsuit.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $27 million.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Dudley, Joseph
Defense: UnityPoint Health
Verdict: $27,000,000

Judge: Scott Beattie
Jurisdiction: 5th District Court of Iowa
Court: Polk County Courthouse

Case Number: LACL138335
Industry
Practice Area

Plaintiff

Dudley, Joseph

Represented By:
Rowley, Nicholas (Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP)
Novotny, Benjamin (Trial Lawyers for Justice)

Defense

UnityPoint Health

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

SESSIONS WITH Raymond Mooney

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:09	Opening Statement	Rowley, Nicholas
01:35:11	Break
01:59:32	Opening Statement	Bergeland, Erik
02:45:43	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Novotny, Benjamin	Lazelle, Allie	In Person
00:17:50	Witness Cross Examination	Diekema, Connie	Lazelle, Allie	In Person
00:21:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Novotny, Benjamin	Lazelle, Allie	In Person
00:23:56	Witness Direct Examination		MacArthur, Dr. Rodger	Video Recording
01:25:43	Break
01:55:28	Witness Direct Examination		MacArthur, Dr. Rodger	Video Recording
02:38:18	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Choos, Melanie	In Person
03:15:02	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Novotny, Benjamin	Janus, Dr. Todd	In Person
00:25:50	Break
01:30:02	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Gold, Dr. Michael M.D.	Video Conference
02:16:26	Witness Cross Examination	Bergeland, Erik	Gold, Dr. Michael M.D.	Video Conference
02:37:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Gold, Dr. Michael M.D.	Video Conference
02:48:41	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bergeland, Erik	Gold, Dr. Michael M.D.	Video Conference
02:55:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Gold, Dr. Michael M.D.	Video Conference
02:59:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Paul, David	In Person
00:14:14	Witness Cross Examination	Diekema, Connie	Paul, David	In Person
00:29:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Paul, David	In Person
00:35:22	Witness Direct Examination	Bergeland, Erik	Choos, Melanie	In Person
01:16:38	Break
01:39:08	Witness Direct Examination	Bergeland, Erik	Choos, Melanie	In Person
01:40:53	Witness Cross Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Choos, Melanie	In Person
01:59:18	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Dudley, Sarah	In Person
02:26:12	Witness Cross Examination	Diekema, Connie	Dudley, Sarah	In Person
02:34:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Dudley, Sarah	In Person
02:38:49	Witness Direct Examination		Tassle, Randy	Video Recording
02:50:12	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:27	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Galan, Dr. Gayle M.D	Video Conference
00:30:44	Witness Cross Examination	Diekema, Connie	Galan, Dr. Gayle M.D	Video Conference
00:40:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Galan, Dr. Gayle M.D	Video Conference
00:43:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Diekema, Connie	Galan, Dr. Gayle M.D	In Person
00:47:06	Witness Direct Examination		Choos, Melanie	Video Recording
01:06:54	Witness Direct Examination		Johnson, Robert	Video Recording
01:26:13	Break
01:53:35	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Dudley, Joseph	In Person
02:31:57	Witness Direct Examination		Mooney, Raymond	Video Recording
02:54:43	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Mooney, Raymond	Video Recording
00:33:36	Witness Direct Examination	Bergeland, Erik	Walz, David	In Person
01:16:12	Witness Cross Examination	Novotny, Benjamin	Walz, David	In Person
01:57:22	Break
02:19:00	Witness Cross Examination	Novotny, Benjamin	Walz, David	In Person
02:21:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bergeland, Erik	Walz, David	In Person
02:31:12	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:27	Closing Statement	Rowley, Nicholas
01:46:37	Break
02:05:14	Closing Statement	Bergeland, Erik
02:55:54	Closing Statement	Rowley, Nicholas
03:16:33	General Case Activities
03:21:20	End of Session

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Dudley v. Iowa Physician's Clinic

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