Hamby v. Glauser, et al.

Summary

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages for the death of a patient after being prescribed Dilaudid.

Outcome

Verdict for the plaintiff.

Total compensatory damages: $20.21 million includes-
Medical and funeral expenses: $211,025.75
For decedent's wife: $9 million
For decedent's child: $11 million

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Hamby, Marzena
Defense: Glauser, Joshua
Verdict: $20,211,026

Judge: Gregory Keyser
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 2021-CA-002579
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Health Law

Plaintiff

Hamby, Marzena

Represented By:
Harwin, Daniel (Freedland Harwin Valori)
Gander, Deborah (Freedland Harwin Valori)

Defense

Glauser, Joshua

Represented By:
Burt, Michael (Hall Booth Smith, P. C.)
Dulatt, Edward (Hall Booth Smith, P. C.)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:32	General Case Activities
00:39:12	Opening Statement	Harwin, Daniel
01:32:29	Break
01:43:48	Opening Statement	Burt, Michael
02:21:57	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Harwin, Daniel
00:03:16	Witness Direct Examination	Harwin, Daniel	Hamby, Marzena	In Person
00:52:15	Witness Cross Examination	Burt, Michael	Hamby, Marzena	In Person
01:02:10	Break
01:18:20	Witness Direct Examination	Harwin, Daniel	Holloway, Dr. Robert M.D.	In Person
02:31:30	Break
02:35:34	Witness Cross Examination	Burt, Michael	Holloway, Dr. Robert M.D.	In Person
03:33:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harwin, Daniel	Holloway, Dr. Robert M.D.	In Person
03:43:10	General Case Activities		Holloway, Dr. Robert M.D.	In Person
03:48:27	General Case Activities
03:53:20	End of Session
00:00:00	Medical Malpractice Trial Testimony From Widow of Patient	Harwin, Daniel	Hamby, Marzena

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gander, Deborah	Hatton, Dr. Randy Pharm.D.	In Person
00:40:36	Witness Cross Examination	Burt, Michael	Hatton, Dr. Randy Pharm.D.	In Person
01:17:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gander, Deborah	Hatton, Dr. Randy Pharm.D.	In Person
01:20:00	General Case Activities		Hatton, Dr. Randy Pharm.D.	In Person
01:21:56	General Case Activities
01:24:30	Break
01:32:08	Witness Direct Examination		Shuman, Dr. Mark M.D.	Video Recording
02:10:06	Witness Direct Examination	Harwin, Daniel	Paul, Jordan	In Person
02:26:50	General Case Activities
02:34:33	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

SEP

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Hamby v. Glauser, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:28	Break
00:15:30	Witness Direct Examination		Aerias, Ms. Monica	Video Recording
01:23:03	General Case Activities
01:25:16	Break
01:40:10	Witness Direct Examination	Gander, Deborah	Hatton, Dr. Randy Pharm.D.	In Person
02:52:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:35	Break
00:08:32	Witness Direct Examination	Harwin, Daniel	Morady, Dr. Fred M.D.	Video Conference
01:06:26	Witness Cross Examination	Dulatt, Edward	Morady, Dr. Fred M.D.	Video Conference
01:28:45	Break
01:34:40	General Case Activities
01:39:07	Witness Cross Examination	Dulatt, Edward	Morady, Dr. Fred M.D.	Video Conference
02:12:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harwin, Daniel	Morady, Dr. Fred M.D.	Video Conference
02:17:36	General Case Activities	Gander, Deborah
02:20:16	Witness Direct Examination	Harwin, Daniel	Hamby, Jared	In Person
02:28:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:31	Break
00:15:36	General Case Activities	Harwin, Daniel
00:18:18	Witness Direct Examination	Burt, Michael	Glauser, Dr. Joshua DO	In Person
01:26:10	Break
01:38:03	Witness Direct Examination	Burt, Michael	Glauser, Dr. Joshua DO	In Person
02:35:13	Break
02:42:23	Witness Cross Examination	Gander, Deborah	Glauser, Dr. Joshua DO	In Person
03:46:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burt, Michael	Glauser, Dr. Joshua DO	In Person
03:56:01	General Case Activities
03:59:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:32	Break
00:18:48	General Case Activities
00:22:05	Witness Direct Examination	Burt, Michael	Goldstein, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:09:55	Break
02:21:50	Witness Cross Examination	Harwin, Daniel	Goldstein, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:54:55	General Case Activities
02:57:55	Witness Cross Examination	Harwin, Daniel	Goldstein, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:34:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burt, Michael	Goldstein, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:41:30	General Case Activities
03:49:05	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:50	General Case Activities
		00:07:15	General Case Activities
		00:14:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:25	Closing Statement	Gander, Deborah
01:33:12	Break
01:37:40	General Case Activities
01:39:00	Closing Statement	Burt, Michael
02:46:50	Closing Statement	Harwin, Daniel
02:59:00	General Case Activities
03:08:35	General Case Activities
03:11:20	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:55	General Case Activities
		00:07:45	End of Session