Griepentrog v. Banner Health, et al.

Summary

Jury trial in childbirth medical malpractice lawsuit filed in 2020.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $31,550,825.

Apportionment of fault:
Banner Health: 57%
Laurie Erickson: 43%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Griepentrog, Krystle
Defense: Banner Health
Verdict: $31,550,825

Judge: John Blanchard
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
Court: Old Courthouse

Case Number: CV2020-052367
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice

Plaintiff

Griepentrog, Krystle

Represented By:
Snyder, Brian (Snyder & Wenner)
Dordrick, Gary (Dordrick Law Corporation)
Bulone, Christopher (Dordrick Law Corporation)

Defense

Banner Health

Represented By:
Dean, Margaret (Campbell Yost Clare & Norell)
DaPena, Rachel (Campbell Yost Clare & Norell)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:37	Opening Statement	Snyder, Brian
01:19:55	Break
01:35:51	Opening Statement	Dean, Margaret
02:30:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Dean, Margaret	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
00:22:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Snyder, Brian	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
00:43:42	Break
00:52:35	General Case Activities		Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
00:55:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Snyder, Brian	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
00:57:49	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dean, Margaret	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
01:00:57	Witness Direct Examination	Dordick, Gary	Griepentrog, Krystle	In Person
01:28:07	Break
01:48:02	Witness Direct Examination	Dordick, Gary	Griepentrog, Krystle	In Person
02:45:17	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Snyder, Brian	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
00:32:02	Break
00:52:38	Witness Direct Examination	Snyder, Brian	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
01:13:00	Witness Cross Examination	Dean, Margaret	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
01:47:30	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

NOV

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:47	Witness Direct Examination	Dordick, Gary	Johnson, Robert	Video Conference
00:56:32	Break
01:29:10	Witness Cross Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Johnson, Robert	Video Conference
02:09:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dordick, Gary	Johnson, Robert	Video Conference
02:21:47	General Case Activities		Johnson, Robert	Video Conference
02:30:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dordick, Gary	Johnson, Robert	Video Conference
02:32:46	Witness Re-Cross Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Johnson, Robert	Video Conference
02:36:48	End of Session

Griepentrog v. Banner Health, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:50	Witness Direct Examination	Snyder, Brian	Atkisson, Jennifer	In Person
00:55:25	Break
01:12:02	Witness Direct Examination	Snyder, Brian	Atkisson, Jennifer	In Person
02:13:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:55	Witness Direct Examination	Bulone, Christopher	Pressman, Barry M.D.	Video Conference
00:46:20	Witness Cross Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Pressman, Barry M.D.	Video Conference
01:18:30	Break
01:39:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bulone, Christopher	Pressman, Barry M.D.	Video Recording
01:47:16	Witness Cross Examination	Dean, Margaret	Atkisson, Jennifer	In Person
02:06:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:18	Witness Direct Examination	Snyder, Brian	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
00:39:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:26	Witness Direct Examination	Dordick, Gary	Griepentrog, Krystle	In Person
00:06:00	Witness Cross Examination	Dean, Margaret	Griepentrog, Krystle	In Person
00:40:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dordick, Gary	Griepentrog, Krystle	In Person
00:54:59	Break
01:16:09	General Case Activities		Griepentrog, Krystle	In Person
01:17:34	Witness Direct Examination	Snyder, Brian	Cardwell, Dr. Michael	In Person
02:11:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:19	Witness Cross Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Mantovani, Dr. John	In Person
00:42:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bulone, Christopher	Mantovani, Dr. John	In Person
01:00:31	Witness Direct Examination	Dordick, Gary	Yarkony, Dr. Gary	In Person
01:41:14	Break
02:00:29	Witness Direct Examination	Dordick, Gary	Yarkony, Dr. Gary	In Person
02:24:06	Witness Cross Examination	Dean, Margaret	Yarkony, Dr. Gary	In Person
02:38:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dordick, Gary	Yarkony, Dr. Gary	In Person
02:40:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:52	Witness Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Hunt, Dr. Megan	In Person
00:38:27	Witness Cross Examination	Dordick, Gary	Hunt, Dr. Megan	In Person
01:04:39	Break
01:22:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Hunt, Dr. Megan	In Person
01:30:27	General Case Activities		Hunt, Dr. Megan	In Person
01:30:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Hunt, Dr. Megan	In Person
01:33:07	Witness Direct Examination		Curran, Dr. John	Video Recording
02:08:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:44	Witness Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Erickson, Dr. Laurie	In Person
01:04:09	Break
01:28:39	Witness Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Erickson, Dr. Laurie	In Person
02:23:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:11	Witness Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Erickson, Dr. Laurie	In Person
00:18:10	Witness Cross Examination	Dordick, Gary	Erickson, Dr. Laurie	In Person
01:16:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Erickson, Dr. Laurie	In Person
01:21:30	General Case Activities		Erickson, Dr. Laurie	In Person
01:23:41	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dordick, Gary	Erickson, Dr. Laurie	In Person
01:24:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Erickson, Dr. Laurie	In Person
01:25:29	Break
01:43:54	Witness Direct Examination		Timothy, Dr. Jeremy	Video Recording
02:51:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Witness Cross Examination	Snyder, Brian	Akers, Shaunna	In Person
00:46:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Akers, Shaunna	In Person
00:54:25	Witness Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Dunn, Dr. Stephen	In Person
01:11:03	Break
01:31:57	Witness Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Dunn, Dr. Stephen	In Person
02:17:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:15	Witness Cross Examination	Snyder, Brian	Dunn, Dr. Stephen	In Person
00:47:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Dunn, Dr. Stephen	In Person
01:06:14	General Case Activities		Dunn, Dr. Stephen	In Person
01:09:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Dunn, Dr. Stephen	In Person
01:09:55	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Snyder, Brian	Dunn, Dr. Stephen	In Person
01:12:05	Witness Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Fisher, Dr. Paul	In Person
01:40:25	Break
02:00:24	Witness Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Fisher, Dr. Paul	In Person
02:23:05	Witness Cross Examination	Dordick, Gary	Fisher, Dr. Paul	In Person
02:57:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Fisher, Dr. Paul	In Person
03:00:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:57	Witness Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Nageotte, Dr. Michael	In Person
00:49:43	Witness Cross Examination	Dordick, Gary	Nageotte, Dr. Michael	In Person
01:18:50	Break
01:39:09	Witness Cross Examination	Dordick, Gary	Nageotte, Dr. Michael	In Person
01:51:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Nageotte, Dr. Michael	In Person
02:03:43	Witness Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Bishop, Matthew	In Person
02:23:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:09	Witness Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Bishop, Matthew	In Person
00:37:17	Witness Cross Examination	Dordick, Gary	Bishop, Matthew	In Person
01:17:51	Break
01:34:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Bishop, Matthew	In Person
01:37:45	General Case Activities		Bishop, Matthew	In Person
01:41:51	Witness Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Evans, Dr. Kari	In Person
01:54:48	Witness Cross Examination	Dordick, Gary	Evans, Dr. Kari	In Person
01:56:38	Witness Direct Examination		Johnson, Michael	Video Recording
02:45:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:00	Witness Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Taylor, RN Anne	In Person
01:21:45	Break
01:44:50	Witness Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Taylor, RN Anne	In Person
01:51:46	Witness Cross Examination	Snyder, Brian	Taylor, RN Anne	In Person
02:23:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:32:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Taylor, RN Anne	In Person
00:54:45	General Case Activities		Taylor, RN Anne	In Person
00:57:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Taylor, RN Anne	In Person
01:00:02	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Snyder, Brian	Taylor, RN Anne	In Person
01:01:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Taylor, RN Anne	In Person
01:02:08	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Snyder, Brian	Taylor, RN Anne	In Person
01:04:28	Witness Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Enns, Dr. Gregory	In Person
01:23:56	Break
01:48:44	Witness Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Enns, Dr. Gregory	In Person
02:12:34	Witness Cross Examination	Bulone, Christopher	Enns, Dr. Gregory	In Person
02:57:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Enns, Dr. Gregory	In Person
02:59:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:29	Witness Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Nelson, Dr. Marvin M.D.	In Person
00:51:48	Witness Cross Examination	Dordick, Gary	Nelson, Dr. Marvin M.D.	In Person
01:03:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Nelson, Dr. Marvin M.D.	In Person
01:07:05	General Case Activities		Nelson, Dr. Marvin M.D.	In Person
01:11:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Nelson, Dr. Marvin M.D.	In Person
01:12:08	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dordick, Gary	Nelson, Dr. Marvin M.D.	In Person
01:13:06	Break
01:37:50	General Case Activities		Enns, Dr. Gregory	Video Conference
01:47:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Enns, Dr. Gregory	Video Conference
01:48:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bulone, Christopher	Enns, Dr. Gregory	In Person
01:55:14	Witness Direct Examination	Dordick, Gary	Pavlicek , Jon	In Person
02:21:45	Witness Cross Examination	Dean, Margaret	Pavlicek , Jon	In Person
02:29:41	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:06	Witness Cross Examination	Dean, Margaret	Pavlicek , Jon	In Person
00:32:33	Witness Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Kadzielski , Mark	In Person
00:57:53	Break
01:13:58	Witness Cross Examination	Snyder, Brian	Kadzielski , Mark	In Person
01:46:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DaPena, Rachel	Kadzielski , Mark	In Person
01:51:56	Witness Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Fune, Dorothy	In Person
02:34:24	Witness Cross Examination	Dordick, Gary	Fune, Dorothy	In Person
02:47:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Fune, Dorothy	In Person
02:51:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:57:09	Break
01:01:40	Witness Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Wachtel , Dr. John	In Person
01:17:44	Witness Cross Examination	Snyder, Brian	Wachtel , Dr. John	In Person
01:53:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Wachtel , Dr. John	In Person
02:07:44	General Case Activities		Wachtel , Dr. John	In Person
02:14:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dean, Margaret	Wachtel , Dr. John	In Person
02:14:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Snyder, Brian	Wachtel , Dr. John	In Person
02:20:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:33	Closing Statement	Dordick, Gary
01:30:00	Break
01:52:15	Closing Statement	Dordick, Gary
02:26:01	Closing Statement	Dean, Margaret
02:51:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:10	Closing Statement	Dean, Margaret
00:46:34	Closing Statement	Dordick, Gary
01:00:21	General Case Activities
01:06:45	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:45	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:43	General Case Activities
		00:03:25	End of Session