Trinity Seiber, et al. v. ProAssurance Wisconsin Insurance Company, et al.

Summary

In this medical malpractice proceeding, plaintiff Trinity Seiber alleged that the injuries she suffered on her arm and shoulder while being delivered through vaginal birth was a result of the attending physician improperly pulling her out on the head after she became lodged against the pubic bone. The medical malpractice suit in this case was originally filed in 2011.
The plaintiff was represented by attorney Jerome Hierseman. The defendant in this case, ProAssurance Wisconsin Insurance Co. and other defendants were represented by attorney Samuel Leib.

The jury found in favor of the defendants and awarded no damages.

Outcome

Verdict for the Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Seiber, Trinity
Defense: ProAssurance Wisconsin Insurance Co.
Injured Patients & Families Compensation Fund

Judge: Christopher Foley
Jurisdiction: 1st Judicial District of Wisconsin
Court: Milwaukee County Courthouse

Case Number: 2011CV000942
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice

Plaintiff

Seiber, Trinity

Represented By:
Hierseman, Jerome (End, Hierseman & Crain, LLC)

Defense

ProAssurance Wisconsin Insurance Co.

Defense

Injured Patients & Families Compensation Fund

Represented By:
McNally, Patrick (Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S.C)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:45	Opening Statement	Hierseman, Jerome
00:40:13	Opening Statement	Leib, Samuel
01:27:17	Opening Statement	McNally, Patrick
01:36:11	General Case Activities
01:38:54	Break
01:53:03	General Case Activities
02:01:40	General Case Activities
02:04:50	Witness Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Gurewitsch, Dr. Edith M.D.	Video Recording
03:09:06	End of Session

AM Session

Openings

12 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Seiber, Varyl	In Person
00:19:27	Witness Cross Examination	McNally, Patrick	Seiber, Varyl	In Person
00:25:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Seiber, Varyl	In Person
00:45:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Seiber, Varyl	In Person
00:49:59	Witness Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Butler, Brian Ph.D.	In Person
01:25:31	Witness Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Butler, Brian Ph.D.	In Person
01:41:50	Break
02:02:18	Witness Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Butler, Brian Ph.D.	In Person
02:07:24	Witness Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Packer, Latoya	In Person
02:20:29	Witness Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Packer, Latoya	In Person
02:25:19	Witness Cross Examination	McNally, Patrick	Packer, Latoya	In Person
02:26:10	General Case Activities
02:28:13	Witness Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Lynch, Dr. Ross M.D.	Video Recording
03:05:58	Witness Cross Examination	Strattner, Timothy	Lynch, Dr. Ross M.D.	Video Recording
03:21:55	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Matloub, Dr. Hani M.D.	Video Recording
00:29:42	Witness Cross Examination	Strattner, Timothy	Matloub, Dr. Hani M.D.	Video Recording
00:33:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Matloub, Dr. Hani M.D.	Video Recording
00:35:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Matloub, Dr. Hani M.D.	Video Recording
00:36:10	General Case Activities
00:39:54	Witness Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Seiber, Trinity	In Person
01:04:11	Witness Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Seiber, Trinity	In Person
01:24:21	Break
01:41:58	Witness Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Schutz, Kevin	In Person
02:36:01	Witness Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Schutz, Kevin	In Person
03:03:58	Witness Cross Examination	McNally, Patrick	Schutz, Kevin	In Person
03:15:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Schutz, Kevin	In Person
03:18:55	General Case Activities
03:23:26	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Blackwell, Dr. Sean M.D.	In Person
01:03:52	Witness Cross Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Blackwell, Dr. Sean M.D.	In Person
01:38:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Blackwell, Dr. Sean M.D.	In Person
01:42:56	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Blackwell, Dr. Sean M.D.	In Person
01:43:27	Break
01:59:01	Witness Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Grimm, Dr. Michele Ph.D.	In Person
02:41:24	Witness Cross Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Grimm, Dr. Michele Ph.D.	In Person
03:14:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Grimm, Dr. Michele Ph.D.	In Person
03:20:13	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Grimm, Dr. Michele Ph.D.	In Person
03:24:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Grimm, Dr. Michele Ph.D.	In Person
03:25:34	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Antkowiak, Dr. Stan M.D.	In Person
00:24:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Antkowiak, Dr. Stan M.D.	In Person
00:32:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Antkowiak, Dr. Stan M.D.	In Person
00:41:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Antkowiak, Dr. Stan M.D.	In Person
00:44:00	Witness Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Glass, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
01:36:39	Break
01:49:45	Witness Cross Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Glass, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:25:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Glass, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:29:27	Witness Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Broekhuizen, Dr. Frederik M.D.	In Person
03:15:21	Witness Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Broekhuizen, Dr. Frederik M.D.	In Person
03:43:04	General Case Activities
03:49:04	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Trinity Seiber, et al. v. ProAssurance Wisconsin Insurance Company, et al.

Summary

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Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:56	Witness Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Gurewitsch, Dr. Edith M.D.	Video Recording
01:30:33	Witness Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Gurewitsch, Dr. Edith M.D.	Video Recording
01:47:28	Break
02:08:27	Witness Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Gurewitsch, Dr. Edith M.D.	Video Recording
02:47:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Gurewitsch, Dr. Edith M.D.	Video Recording
02:53:53	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Gurewitsch, Dr. Edith M.D.	Video Recording
02:54:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Gurewitsch, Dr. Edith M.D.	Video Recording
02:55:20	General Case Activities
03:00:29	Witness Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Seiber, Varyl	In Person
03:32:38	General Case Activities
03:45:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:03	Witness Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Lynch, Dr. Ross M.D.	Video Recording
00:30:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Lynch, Dr. Ross M.D.	Video Recording
00:42:59	General Case Activities
00:45:16	Witness Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Seiber, Kenneth	In Person
01:11:58	Witness Cross Examination	Leib, Samuel	Seiber, Kenneth	In Person
01:44:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Seiber, Kenneth	In Person
01:45:55	Break
02:06:31	Witness Direct Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Matloub, Dr. Hani M.D.	Video Recording
03:22:37	General Case Activities
03:26:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:20	Witness Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Wenkmen, Dr. Jacquelyn Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:49	Break
01:43:40	Witness Cross Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Wenkmen, Dr. Jacquelyn Ph.D.	In Person
02:49:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Wenkmen, Dr. Jacquelyn Ph.D.	In Person
02:52:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:58	Witness Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Senkerik, Lynne	In Person
00:48:14	Witness Cross Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Senkerik, Lynne	In Person
01:11:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Senkerik, Lynne	In Person
01:23:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hierseman, Jerome	Senkerik, Lynne	In Person
01:31:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Senkerik, Lynne	In Person
01:33:04	Break
01:52:23	Witness Direct Examination	Leib, Samuel	Antkowiak, Dr. Stan M.D.	In Person
03:10:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:31:40	Closing Statement	Hierseman, Jerome
01:37:49	Break
01:48:30	Closing Statement	Hierseman, Jerome
02:04:37	General Case Activities
02:17:39	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:54	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:21	General Case Activities
		00:03:43	End of Session