Moore v. Martin Memorial Health

Summary

This is a re-trial for the medical malpractice & Negligence case, the earlier trial was declared a mistrial after approximately one week because a key expert witness became unavailable.

In the proceeding, plaintiff Pamela Moore alleged Dr. Heidi McNaney-Flint and Martin Memorial health system of malpractice and being negligent while performing a laparoscopic hysterectomy to remove a thyroid tumor, due to which the plaintiff was seriously and permanently injured (perforated colon).
According to the plaintiff, an open abdominal procedure should have been used because the doctor allegedly knew that the patient had a large uterus with scar tissue from prior surgeries. Further, the procedure allegedly should have been converted to open abdominal after it became clear that the tumor was larger than anticipated.

The plaintiff was represented by attorneys David Carter, Brian Connelly and Jason Odom. The defense comprised of Heidi McNaney-Flint and Martin Memorial health systems. Heidi McNaney-Flint was represented by attorneys Reed Kellner and Alex Barker. Martin Memorial Health systems was represented by attorneys G. Bruce Hill and Janet Adams.

Outcome

Fault: Heidi McNaney-Flint-30%, Martin Memorial Health-70%
Medical Expenses: Past-622,503, Future- 370,000
Non-Economic Damages: Past-750,000, Future: 1,000,000
David Moore Damages: Past- 100,000 Future-100,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Moore, Pamela
Defense: McNaney-Flint, Heidi
Martin Memorial Health Systems
Verdict: $2,922,503

Judge: George Shahood
Jurisdiction: 19th Judicial District of Florida
Court: Martin County Courthouse

Case Number: 2007CA1176
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice, Negligence

Plaintiff

Moore, Pamela

Defense

McNaney-Flint, Heidi

Defense

Martin Memorial Health Systems

Represented By:
Hill, G. Bruce (Hill, Adams, Hall & Schieffelin, P.A.)
Adams, Janet (Hill, Adams, Hall & Schieffelin, P.A.)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Odom, Jason
01:13:48	Opening Statement	Barker, Alex
02:57:18	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Connelly, Brian	Trout, Dr. Wayne M.D.	In Person
00:50:08	Break
01:07:26	Witness Direct Examination	Connelly, Brian	Trout, Dr. Wayne M.D.	In Person
01:22:40	Witness Cross Examination	Barker, Alex	Trout, Dr. Wayne M.D.	In Person
02:31:09	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Barker, Alex	Trout, Dr. Wayne M.D.	In Person
00:31:17	Witness Cross Examination	Adams, Janet	Trout, Dr. Wayne M.D.	In Person
01:15:12	Break
01:33:00	Witness Cross Examination	Adams, Janet	Trout, Dr. Wayne M.D.	In Person
02:10:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Connelly, Brian	Trout, Dr. Wayne M.D.	In Person
02:37:21	Break
02:58:00	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Modlin, Dr. Irvin M.D.	In Person
03:26:40	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:20	Witness Cross Examination	Kellner, Reed	Modlin, Dr. Irvin M.D.	In Person
01:27:03	Break
00:54:22	Witness Cross Examination	Hill, G. Bruce	Modlin, Dr. Irvin M.D.	In Person
02:17:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carter, David	Modlin, Dr. Irvin M.D.	In Person
02:26:18	Witness Direct Examination	Connelly, Brian	Mittal, Dr. Khushbakhat	In Person
02:49:44	Witness Cross Examination	Barker, Alex	Mittal, Dr. Khushbakhat	In Person
03:04:07	Witness Cross Examination	Adams, Janet	Mittal, Dr. Khushbakhat	In Person
03:06:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Connelly, Brian	Mittal, Dr. Khushbakhat	In Person
03:11:40	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:14	Witness Direct Examination	Connelly, Brian	Williams, Dr. Karl M.D.	In Person
01:14:50	Break
01:28:59	Witness Direct Examination	Connelly, Brian	Williams, Dr. Karl M.D.	In Person
01:51:07	Witness Cross Examination	Barker, Alex	Williams, Dr. Karl M.D.	In Person
02:32:06	Witness Cross Examination	Adams, Janet	Williams, Dr. Karl M.D.	In Person
02:44:59	General Case Activities
02:45:15	End of Session
03:42:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Connelly, Brian	Williams, Dr. Karl M.D.	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:25	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Kurtin, Dr. Adam D.O.	Transcript Reading
00:24:39	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Bochino, Margurita	Video Recording
00:32:21	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	McIntyre, Kristine	Transcript Reading
00:40:59	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, Edward	Thewlis, Shelly	Transcript Reading
00:44:45	Break
01:17:23	Witness Direct Examination	Connelly, Brian	Vandenakker, Amy	Transcript Reading
02:28:12	General Case Activities
02:28:59	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:37	Witness Direct Examination	Connelly, Brian	Wermont, Ruth	In Person
00:40:58	Witness Cross Examination	Barker, Alex	Wermont, Ruth	In Person
01:29:05	Witness Cross Examination	Adams, Janet	Wermont, Ruth	In Person
01:33:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Connelly, Brian	Wermont, Ruth	In Person
01:36:06	General Case Activities
01:36:19	Break
01:53:51	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Canning, Dr. William M.D.	Transcript Reading
01:59:05	Break
02:16:44	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Canning, Dr. William M.D.	Transcript Reading
02:48:02	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Canning, Dr. William M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:29:14	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Corman, Dr. Marvin M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:32:19	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Moore, Pamela	In Person
01:34:52	Break
01:47:06	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Moore, Pamela	In Person
02:20:44	Witness Cross Examination	Barker, Alex	Moore, Pamela	In Person
03:17:22	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carter, David	Moore, Pamela	In Person
00:19:57	General Case Activities
00:21:35	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Baltayan, Rosemary	In Person
00:54:42	Witness Cross Examination	Kellner, Reed	Baltayan, Rosemary	In Person
00:57:48	Witness Cross Examination	Adams, Janet	Baltayan, Rosemary	In Person
00:59:03	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Miller, Ryan	Transcript Reading
01:12:13	Break
01:25:12	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Moore, David	In Person
02:07:58	Break
02:17:37	Witness Cross Examination	Barker, Alex	Moore, David	In Person
03:09:00	End of Session

MAR

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	Witness Direct Examination	Barker, Alex	Ross, Dr. Andrew M.D.	In Person
01:20:58	Break
01:42:28	Witness Direct Examination	Barker, Alex	Ross, Dr. Andrew M.D.	In Person
01:44:26	Witness Cross Examination	Hill, G. Bruce	Ross, Dr. Andrew M.D.	In Person
01:48:39	Witness Cross Examination	Carter, David	Ross, Dr. Andrew M.D.	In Person
03:05:20	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Barker, Alex	Ross, Dr. Andrew M.D.	In Person
00:07:17	Witness Direct Examination	Kellner, Reed	Joseph, Dr. William	In Person
01:22:00	General Case Activities
01:22:14	Break
01:32:24	Witness Cross Examination	Odom, Jason	Joseph, Dr. William	In Person
02:18:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kellner, Reed	Joseph, Dr. William	In Person
02:27:04	General Case Activities
02:27:30	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Barker, Alex	Salkind, Dr. Glenn M.D.	In Person
01:06:13	Break
01:28:23	Witness Direct Examination	Barker, Alex	Salkind, Dr. Glenn M.D.	In Person
02:48:20	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Barker, Alex	Salkind, Dr. Glenn M.D.	In Person
00:49:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hill, G. Bruce	Salkind, Dr. Glenn M.D.	In Person
00:56:10	Witness Cross Examination	Connelly, Brian	Salkind, Dr. Glenn M.D.	In Person
01:30:43	Break
01:43:50	Witness Cross Examination	Connelly, Brian	Salkind, Dr. Glenn M.D.	In Person
02:36:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Barker, Alex	Salkind, Dr. Glenn M.D.	In Person
02:58:37	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Janet	Roman, Marleen	In Person
01:04:36	Witness Direct Examination	Kellner, Reed	Roman, Marleen	In Person
01:13:04	Break
01:28:32	Witness Cross Examination	Odom, Jason	Roman, Marleen	In Person
02:31:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Adams, Janet	Roman, Marleen	In Person
02:51:53	General Case Activities
02:52:19	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Barker, Alex	Collin, Dr. Berjan M.D.	Transcript Reading
01:10:42	Break
01:25:14	Witness Direct Examination	Barker, Alex	McNaney Flint, Dr. Heidi M.D.	In Person
03:08:42	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Barker, Alex	McNaney Flint, Dr. Heidi M.D.	In Person
00:37:50	Break
00:47:29	Witness Direct Examination	Barker, Alex	McNaney Flint, Dr. Heidi M.D.	In Person
02:51:39	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Verdict

6 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Moore v. Martin Memorial Health

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:03	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Modlin, Dr. Irvin M.D.	In Person
01:03:41	Break
01:20:55	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Modlin, Dr. Irvin M.D.	In Person
02:48:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:44	Witness Cross Examination	Barker, Alex	Moore, Pamela	In Person
00:37:23	Break
01:13:06	General Case Activities
01:13:45	Witness Cross Examination	Barker, Alex	Moore, Pamela	In Person
02:33:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carter, David	Moore, Pamela	In Person
02:46:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:48	Break
00:20:05	General Case Activities
00:20:54	Witness Direct Examination	Adams, Janet	Vandenakker, Amy	In Person
01:23:05	Break
01:45:54	Witness Direct Examination	Kellner, Reed	Vandenakker, Amy	In Person
01:53:44	Witness Cross Examination	Odom, Jason	Vandenakker, Amy	In Person
02:35:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Adams, Janet	Vandenakker, Amy	In Person
02:42:12	General Case Activities
02:44:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:29	Witness Direct Examination	Barker, Alex	McNaney Flint, Dr. Heidi M.D.	In Person
01:03:48	Break
01:17:55	Witness Direct Examination	Barker, Alex	McNaney Flint, Dr. Heidi M.D.	In Person
02:43:22	Break
02:55:58	Witness Direct Examination	Hill, G. Bruce	McNaney Flint, Dr. Heidi M.D.	In Person
03:04:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:34	Closing Statement	Carter, David
01:27:40	Break
01:46:11	Closing Statement	Barker, Alex
03:12:05	Break
03:27:31	Closing Statement	Hill, G. Bruce
04:06:40	Closing Statement	Carter, David
04:22:28	General Case Activities
04:32:51	End of Session