Umstead v. Foster & Patel

Summary

In this medical malpractice litigation proceeding, plaintiff Mary Umstead(personal representative of the estate of Laurine Umstead) alleged Horizon Bay Management LLC and its employees of medical negligence by discontinuing the earlier medication which was prescribed to plaintiffs mother Laurine Umstead for prevention of stroke and prescribing a new medication, due to which the Laurine Umsteads life was endangered and contributed in her death.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney Tomas Harmon and Steven Parker. The defendant in this case, Horizon Bay Mangement LLC and other defendants were represented by attorneys John Bringardner and Kristen Ullman.

Outcome

Jury found for the Defense.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Umstead, Mary
Defense: Horizon Bay Management, LLC

Judge: Charles Bergmann
Jurisdiction: 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Edgecomb Courthouse

Case Number: 09-CA-006376
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice

Plaintiff

Umstead, Mary

Defense

Horizon Bay Management, LLC

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

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Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:04	Opening Statement	Harmon, Thomas
00:46:00	Break
00:55:11	Opening Statement	Ullman, Kirsten
01:49:22	General Case Activities
01:54:57	General Case Activities
01:57:41	Break
02:06:24	General Case Activities
02:09:32	Witness Direct Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Hully, Dr. William D.O.	In Person
02:45:44	End of Session
02:04:31	General Case Activities

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Hully, Dr. William D.O.	In Person
00:53:19	Break
01:08:08	Witness Cross Examination	Bringardner, John	Hully, Dr. William D.O.	In Person
02:12:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Hully, Dr. William D.O.	In Person
02:24:22	General Case Activities
02:25:38	Break
02:32:06	Witness Direct Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Cavallo, Michael	In Person
02:38:44	Witness Cross Examination	Bringardner, John	Cavallo, Michael	In Person
03:34:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Cavallo, Michael	In Person
03:37:33	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Parker, Steven	Cox, Dr. Jane Ph.D.	In Person
01:00:39	Witness Cross Examination	Bringardner, John	Cox, Dr. Jane Ph.D.	In Person
01:29:22	Break
01:30:33	Witness Cross Examination	Bringardner, John	Cox, Dr. Jane Ph.D.	In Person
02:21:48	General Case Activities
02:22:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Parker, Steven	Cox, Dr. Jane Ph.D.	In Person
02:29:18	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bringardner, John	Moody, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:09:56	General Case Activities
01:11:10	Break
01:17:32	Witness Direct Examination	Bringardner, John	Moody, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:21:25	Witness Cross Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Moody, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:33:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bringardner, John	Moody, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:39:57	Witness Direct Examination	Bringardner, John	Lombardi, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:24:08	Break
02:34:42	Witness Cross Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Lombardi, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:09:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bringardner, John	Lombardi, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:10:20	Witness Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Patel, Dr. Pritesh M.D.	In Person
03:59:40	General Case Activities
04:01:15	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Jay, Patricia ARNP	In Person
00:44:02	Witness Cross Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Jay, Patricia ARNP	In Person
01:12:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Jay, Patricia ARNP	In Person
01:17:54	Break
01:29:56	Witness Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Foster, Allison ARNP	In Person
02:04:56	Witness Cross Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Foster, Allison ARNP	In Person
02:24:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Foster, Allison ARNP	In Person
02:27:11	Witness Direct Examination	Bringardner, John	Goldberg, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:17:01	Break
03:23:57	Witness Direct Examination	Bringardner, John	Goldberg, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:27:16	Witness Cross Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Goldberg, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:56:11	General Case Activities
03:57:07	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

SEP

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Umstead v. Foster & Patel

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:17	Witness Direct Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Donaldson, Carol	In Person
01:14:33	Break
01:30:07	Witness Cross Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Donaldson, Carol	In Person
02:42:40	Break
02:53:45	Witness Cross Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Donaldson, Carol	In Person
03:36:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Donaldson, Carol	In Person
03:37:09	General Case Activities		Donaldson, Carol	In Person
03:42:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:31	General Case Activities
00:27:31	Witness Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Devoreaux, David	In Person
01:12:10	Witness Cross Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Devoreaux, David	In Person
01:33:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Devoreaux, David	In Person
01:50:10	Break
02:01:55	Witness Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Barnett, Kelly	In Person
02:18:28	Witness Cross Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Barnett, Kelly	In Person
02:22:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Barnett, Kelly	In Person
02:31:17	Witness Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Donaldson, Leann	In Person
02:39:25	Witness Cross Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Donaldson, Leann	In Person
02:43:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Donaldson, Leann	In Person
02:45:14	General Case Activities
02:46:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:31	Witness Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Patel, Dr. Pritesh M.D.	In Person
01:29:46	Witness Cross Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Patel, Dr. Pritesh M.D.	In Person
01:43:44	Break
01:57:28	Witness Cross Examination	Harmon, Thomas	Patel, Dr. Pritesh M.D.	In Person
02:18:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Patel, Dr. Pritesh M.D.	In Person
02:29:58	General Case Activities		Patel, Dr. Pritesh M.D.	In Person
02:32:42	General Case Activities
02:34:11	Witness Direct Examination	Ullman, Kirsten	Jay, Patricia ARNP	In Person
03:12:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:58	General Case Activities
00:12:48	General Case Activities
00:27:01	Closing Statement	Harmon, Thomas
01:15:03	Break
01:27:16	Closing Statement	Ullman, Kirsten
02:44:18	Closing Statement	Harmon, Thomas
02:58:51	General Case Activities
03:12:58	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:32	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:07	General Case Activities
		00:04:02	End of Session