Tracy Cantrell v. Summerlin Hospital, et al.

Summary

In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff claims defendants violated the standard of care during a surgical procedure, causing her to fall and suffer a back injury.

Outcome

Verdict for the plaintiff against defendant Summerlin Hospital.

Verdict for defendant Dr. Kevin Petersen as to plaintiff's claims against him.

100 percent of fault apportioned to defendant Summerlin Hospital.

Total compensatory damages: $1,361,288.40

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Cantrell, Tracy
Defense: Petersen, Kevin
Summerlin Hospital
Verdict: $1,361,288

Judge: Abbi Silver
Jurisdiction: 8th District Court of Nevada
Court: Regional Justice Center

Case Number: A-09-591808-C
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice

Plaintiff

Cantrell, Tracy

Represented By:
Christiansen, Peter (Eglet Law)
Murphy, Craig (Murphy & Murphy Law Offices)

Defense

Petersen, Kevin

Defense

Summerlin Hospital

Represented By:
Webster, Kenneth (Hall Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC)
Tyler, Casey (Hall Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Christiansen, Peter
00:59:00	Opening Statement	Webster, Kenneth
01:28:40	Break
01:46:50	Opening Statement	Rurangirwa, Linda
02:23:37	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Chen, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:48:42	Break
02:59:15	Witness Cross Examination	Tyler, Casey	Chen, Dr. Thomas	In Person
03:19:07	Witness Cross Examination	Rurangirwa, Linda	Chen, Dr. Thomas	In Person
03:26:01	Witness Direct Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Johnston, Susan	Video Recording
03:59:01	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Leed, Dr. Anthony Donald	In Person
00:44:00	Witness Cross Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Leed, Dr. Anthony Donald	In Person
01:32:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Leed, Dr. Anthony Donald	In Person
01:09:10	Witness Cross Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Leed, Dr. Anthony Donald	In Person
01:41:08	Break
01:47:53	General Case Activities		Leed, Dr. Anthony Donald	In Person
01:51:42	End of Session
01:38:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Leed, Dr. Anthony Donald	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Poultsides, Dr. George	In Person
00:08:48	General Case Activities	Daehnke, Patricia	Poultsides, Dr. George	In Person
00:10:37	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Poultsides, Dr. George	In Person
00:36:42	Witness Cross Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Poultsides, Dr. George	In Person
01:09:19	Witness Cross Examination	Tyler, Casey	Poultsides, Dr. George	In Person
01:14:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Poultsides, Dr. George	In Person
01:23:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Poultsides, Dr. George	In Person
01:27:25	Break
01:34:27	General Case Activities		Poultsides, Dr. George	In Person
01:37:34	General Case Activities	Murphy, Craig	Poultsides, Dr. George	In Person
01:39:01	General Case Activities	Daehnke, Patricia	Poultsides, Dr. George	In Person
01:42:44	Break
02:03:43	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Gross, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	In Person
03:25:58	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Presha, Mr. Henry	In Person
01:15:35	Break
01:39:03	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Presha, Mr. Henry	In Person
01:49:05	Witness Cross Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Presha, Mr. Henry	In Person
02:20:49	Witness Cross Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Presha, Mr. Henry	In Person
02:28:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Presha, Mr. Henry	In Person
02:41:05	General Case Activities		Presha, Mr. Henry	In Person
02:44:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Freeman, Dr. Michael Ph.D. (Med.Dr .M.P.H.)	In Person
00:49:15	Witness Cross Examination	Tyler, Casey	Freeman, Dr. Michael Ph.D. (Med.Dr .M.P.H.)	In Person
01:09:30	Witness Cross Examination	Rurangirwa, Linda	Freeman, Dr. Michael Ph.D. (Med.Dr .M.P.H.)	In Person
01:13:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Freeman, Dr. Michael Ph.D. (Med.Dr .M.P.H.)	In Person
01:29:37	General Case Activities		Freeman, Dr. Michael Ph.D. (Med.Dr .M.P.H.)	In Person
01:43:11	Break
02:07:50	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Kozmary, Dr. Steven Victor	In Person
03:18:01	Witness Cross Examination	Tyler, Casey	Kozmary, Dr. Steven Victor	In Person
03:29:35	Witness Cross Examination	Rurangirwa, Linda	Kozmary, Dr. Steven Victor	In Person
03:36:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Kozmary, Dr. Steven Victor	In Person
03:48:05	General Case Activities		Kozmary, Dr. Steven Victor	In Person
03:53:48	General Case Activities	Tyler, Casey	Kozmary, Dr. Steven Victor	In Person
03:55:23	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	McDonald, Mr. Marci	In Person
00:54:46	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Gross, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	In Person
02:04:56	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Gross, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	In Person
00:02:02	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Craig	Gross, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	In Person
00:59:33	Witness Cross Examination	Rurangirwa, Linda	Gross, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	In Person
01:02:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Gross, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	In Person
01:15:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rurangirwa, Linda	Gross, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	In Person
01:16:32	Break
01:25:10	General Case Activities		Gross, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	In Person
01:33:23	General Case Activities	Murphy, Craig	Gross, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	In Person
01:37:47	General Case Activities	Webster, Kenneth	Gross, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	In Person
01:39:47	Break
02:03:31	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Kabins, Dr. Mark Bradley	In Person
03:03:32	Witness Cross Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Kabins, Dr. Mark Bradley	In Person
03:28:10	Witness Cross Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Kabins, Dr. Mark Bradley	In Person
03:40:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Kabins, Dr. Mark Bradley	In Person
03:46:34	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Kabins, Dr. Mark Bradley	In Person
03:52:03	General Case Activities		Kabins, Dr. Mark Bradley	In Person
04:00:35	General Case Activities	Christiansen, Peter	Kabins, Dr. Mark Bradley	In Person
04:01:21	General Case Activities	Webster, Kenneth	Kabins, Dr. Mark Bradley	In Person
04:02:18	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Pollock, Ms. Dorothy Ann	In Person
00:54:16	Witness Cross Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Pollock, Ms. Dorothy Ann	In Person
01:41:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Pollock, Ms. Dorothy Ann	In Person
02:01:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Pollock, Ms. Dorothy Ann	In Person
02:11:29	General Case Activities		Pollock, Ms. Dorothy Ann	In Person
02:14:42	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	McDonald, Mr. Marci	In Person
00:51:54	Witness Cross Examination	Webster, Kenneth	McDonald, Mr. Marci	In Person
01:42:51	Witness Cross Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	McDonald, Mr. Marci	In Person
01:44:19	Break
02:08:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	McDonald, Mr. Marci	In Person
02:40:43	General Case Activities		McDonald, Mr. Marci	In Person
02:46:41	Witness Direct Examination	Ferrel, Ashley	Vecchioni, Mrs. Nancy	In Person
03:41:30	Witness Cross Examination	Tyler, Casey	Vecchioni, Mrs. Nancy	In Person
03:48:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ferrel, Ashley	Vecchioni, Mrs. Nancy	In Person
03:49:43	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Tyler, Casey	Vecchioni, Mrs. Nancy	In Person
03:50:35	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Christopher, Kari	In Person
00:29:28	Witness Cross Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Christopher, Kari	In Person
00:41:13	Witness Cross Examination	Tyler, Casey	Christopher, Kari	In Person
00:42:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Christopher, Kari	In Person
00:45:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Christopher, Kari	In Person
00:49:33	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Murphy, Ms. Audria	Video Recording
01:43:53	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	George, Mrs. Peggy	In Person
01:34:51	Witness Cross Examination	Webster, Kenneth	George, Mrs. Peggy	In Person
02:01:31	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Lindell, Ms. Colleen	In Person
01:11:25	Witness Cross Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Lindell, Ms. Colleen	In Person
01:33:41	Break
02:03:01	Witness Cross Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Lindell, Ms. Colleen	In Person
02:55:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Lindell, Ms. Colleen	In Person
03:11:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Lindell, Ms. Colleen	In Person
03:18:14	General Case Activities		Lindell, Ms. Colleen	In Person
03:19:31	General Case Activities	Webster, Kenneth	Lindell, Ms. Colleen	In Person
03:21:21	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Dinneen, Terrance MS, CRC, CRE	In Person
03:52:42	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Dinneen, Terrance MS, CRC, CRE	In Person
00:12:59	Witness Cross Examination	Rurangirwa, Linda	Dinneen, Terrance MS, CRC, CRE	In Person
00:26:25	Witness Cross Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Dinneen, Terrance MS, CRC, CRE	In Person
00:37:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Murphy, Craig	Dinneen, Terrance MS, CRC, CRE	In Person
00:51:43	Witness Cross Examination	Webster, Kenneth	George, Mrs. Peggy	In Person
01:08:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	George, Mrs. Peggy	In Person
01:14:21	General Case Activities		George, Mrs. Peggy	In Person
01:16:05	General Case Activities	Christiansen, Peter	George, Mrs. Peggy	In Person
01:16:31	General Case Activities	Webster, Kenneth	George, Mrs. Peggy	In Person
01:17:34	Break
01:36:08	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Petersen, Dr. Kevin	In Person
02:50:55	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Rosen, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
00:59:23	Witness Cross Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Rosen, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:34:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Rosen, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:39:35	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Rosen, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:47:56	General Case Activities		Rosen, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:55:18	General Case Activities	Christiansen, Peter	Rosen, Dr. Charles MD	In Person
01:56:33	Break
02:18:05	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Petersen, Dr. Kevin	In Person
02:53:22	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Mortillaro, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
00:46:08	Witness Cross Examination	Tyler, Casey	Mortillaro, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
01:00:01	Witness Cross Examination	Rurangirwa, Linda	Mortillaro, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
01:07:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Mortillaro, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
01:12:00	General Case Activities		Mortillaro, Dr. Louis Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:52	Break
02:06:13	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Petersen, Dr. Kevin	In Person
03:43:16	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Petersen, Dr. Kevin	In Person
00:38:31	Witness Cross Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Petersen, Dr. Kevin	In Person
01:24:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Petersen, Dr. Kevin	In Person
01:46:30	General Case Activities		Petersen, Dr. Kevin	In Person
01:56:28	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Renoude, Mrs. Victoria	In Person
00:46:21	Witness Cross Examination	Tyler, Casey	Renoude, Mrs. Victoria	In Person
01:03:17	Witness Cross Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Renoude, Mrs. Victoria	In Person
01:12:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Renoude, Mrs. Victoria	In Person
01:21:05	General Case Activities		Renoude, Mrs. Victoria	In Person
01:25:04	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Cantrell, Ms. Tracy	In Person
01:50:34	Break
02:13:55	Witness Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Cantrell, Ms. Tracy	In Person
02:27:51	Witness Cross Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Cantrell, Ms. Tracy	In Person
02:58:00	Witness Cross Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Cantrell, Ms. Tracy	In Person
03:01:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Cantrell, Ms. Tracy	In Person
03:11:57	General Case Activities		Cantrell, Ms. Tracy	In Person
03:15:33	End of Session

NOV

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

16 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	King, Dr. Brian	In Person
00:14:52	Break
00:25:11	Witness Direct Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	King, Dr. Brian	In Person
00:57:02	Witness Direct Examination	Webster, Kenneth	King, Dr. Brian	In Person
01:05:42	Witness Cross Examination	Christiansen, Peter	King, Dr. Brian	In Person
01:29:41	Break
01:44:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Webster, Kenneth	King, Dr. Brian	In Person
01:51:47	General Case Activities		King, Dr. Brian	In Person
01:57:23	General Case Activities	Christiansen, Peter	King, Dr. Brian	In Person
02:00:57	Witness Direct Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Cole, Dr. Robert	In Person
02:50:43	Witness Direct Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Cole, Dr. Robert	In Person
02:51:37	Witness Cross Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Cole, Dr. Robert	In Person
03:14:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Cole, Dr. Robert	In Person
03:23:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Cole, Dr. Robert	In Person
03:25:57	General Case Activities		Cole, Dr. Robert	In Person
03:30:11	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Etcoff, Dr. Lewis	In Person
01:03:31	Break
01:38:42	Witness Direct Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Etcoff, Dr. Lewis	In Person
01:49:53	Witness Direct Examination	Tyler, Casey	Etcoff, Dr. Lewis	In Person
01:58:33	Witness Cross Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Etcoff, Dr. Lewis	In Person
02:28:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tyler, Casey	Etcoff, Dr. Lewis	In Person
02:30:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Etcoff, Dr. Lewis	In Person
02:34:47	General Case Activities		Etcoff, Dr. Lewis	In Person
02:43:03	Witness Direct Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Sutton, Ms. Amy	In Person
03:10:49	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Craig	Sutton, Ms. Amy	In Person
03:30:34	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Ruffalo, Dr. Richard	In Person
00:48:30	Witness Direct Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Ruffalo, Dr. Richard	In Person
00:54:54	Witness Cross Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Ruffalo, Dr. Richard	In Person
01:09:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Daehnke, Patricia	Ruffalo, Dr. Richard	In Person
01:10:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Webster, Kenneth	Ruffalo, Dr. Richard	In Person
01:16:12	Break
01:28:22	General Case Activities		Ruffalo, Dr. Richard	In Person
01:37:07	Break
01:47:35	Witness Direct Examination	Rurangirwa, Linda	Boukidis, Mr. Constantine	In Person
02:00:17	Witness Cross Examination	Christiansen, Peter	Boukidis, Mr. Constantine	In Person
02:05:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tyler, Casey	Boukidis, Mr. Constantine	In Person
02:07:58	General Case Activities		Boukidis, Mr. Constantine	In Person
02:15:00	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Tracy Cantrell v. Summerlin Hospital, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:33:13	Closing Statement	Christiansen, Peter
02:12:48	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:06	General Case Activities
		00:06:20	End of Session