Evans v. Sutton

Summary

In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff claims defendant health care providers breached the standard of care in treatment of a patient.

Outcome

For the plaintiff, for $1,263,843.97.

Apportionment of fault:

Defendant Rockdale Hospital LLC: 51%

Defendant Dr. Tamaurus Sutton, M.D.: 0%

Plaintiff Janice Evans: 49%

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Evans, Shawn
Defense: Sutton, Tamaurus
Rockdale Hospital LLC
Verdict: $1,263,844

Judge: Johnny Panos
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Dekalb County
Court: DeKalb County Courthouse

Case Number: 13A48465
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Health Law, Malpractice

Plaintiff

Evans, Shawn

Represented By:
Bell, Lloyd (Bell Law Firm)
Wilson, James (The Wilson Law Firm)
Schlachter, Larry (Schlachter Law Firm, PC)

Defense

Sutton, Tamaurus

Defense

Rockdale Hospital LLC

Represented By:
Huff, Daniel (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC)
Barnes, Sharonda (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Bell, Lloyd
00:46:26	General Case Activities
00:55:58	Break
01:01:46	Opening Statement	Bell, Lloyd
01:23:01	Opening Statement	Weathington, Paul
01:54:54	Opening Statement	Huff, Daniel
02:20:01	General Case Activities
02:22:49	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Bourland, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
02:35:20	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Bourland, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
02:36:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Bourland, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
02:37:47	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:40	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Hildreth, Harold	In Person
01:07:01	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Hildreth, Harold	In Person
01:27:32	General Case Activities
01:36:46	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Hildreth, Harold	In Person
01:41:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Hildreth, Harold	In Person
01:53:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Hildreth, Harold	In Person
01:59:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:59	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Williams, Trina	In Person
00:35:57	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Williams, Trina	In Person
00:59:40	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Williams, Trina	In Person
01:03:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Williams, Trina	In Person
01:14:56	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Williams, Trina	In Person
01:22:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Williams, Trina	In Person
01:23:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Williams, Trina	In Person
01:26:01	General Case Activities
01:29:39	Break
01:41:39	General Case Activities
01:50:17	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

18 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:12	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Donaghy, Linda R.N.	In Person
00:35:48	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Donaghy, Linda R.N.	In Person
00:53:32	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Donaghy, Linda R.N.	In Person
01:01:12	General Case Activities
01:08:30	Break
01:19:47	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Donaghy, Linda R.N.	In Person
01:26:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Donaghy, Linda R.N.	In Person
01:42:01	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Donaghy, Linda R.N.	In Person
01:44:11	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Keith, Todd R.N.	In Person
01:53:52	General Case Activities	Bell, Lloyd	Keith, Todd R.N.	In Person
02:01:07	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Keith, Todd R.N.	In Person
02:40:50	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Keith, Todd R.N.	In Person
03:16:12	Witness Cross Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Keith, Todd R.N.	In Person
03:32:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Keith, Todd R.N.	In Person
03:41:49	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Keith, Todd R.N.	In Person
03:43:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Keith, Todd R.N.	In Person
03:45:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:23	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, James	Smith, Albert Jr.	In Person
00:23:37	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Evans, Shawn	In Person
00:48:35	Break
01:07:05	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Evans, Shawn	In Person
02:27:50	General Case Activities
02:41:40	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Evans, Shawn	In Person
03:14:31	Witness Cross Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Evans, Shawn	In Person
03:52:12	Witness Cross Examination	Barnes, Sharonda	Evans, Shawn	In Person
03:54:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Evans, Shawn	In Person
03:55:32	General Case Activities
03:58:25	General Case Activities
04:00:09	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:01	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, James	Cawley, Dr. Charles M.D.	In Person
01:29:39	Break
01:50:14	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Cawley, Dr. Charles M.D.	In Person
02:16:05	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Cawley, Dr. Charles M.D.	In Person
02:21:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wilson, James	Cawley, Dr. Charles M.D.	In Person
02:31:54	General Case Activities
02:32:25	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, James	Aisiku, Dr. Imoigele M.D.	In Person
01:04:32	Break
01:18:58	Witness Cross Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Aisiku, Dr. Imoigele M.D.	In Person
02:24:28	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Aisiku, Dr. Imoigele M.D.	In Person
02:36:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wilson, James	Aisiku, Dr. Imoigele M.D.	In Person
02:54:04	Break
03:02:06	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, James	Hofele, Regina	In Person
03:13:32	Witness Cross Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Hofele, Regina	In Person
03:14:38	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Taylor, Latisha	In Person
03:28:19	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Taylor, Latisha	In Person
03:29:56	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:43	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Sutton, Dr. Tamaurus M.D.	In Person
01:26:12	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Sutton, Dr. Tamaurus M.D.	In Person
02:00:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Sutton, Dr. Tamaurus M.D.	In Person
02:11:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Sutton, Dr. Tamaurus M.D.	In Person
02:13:51	General Case Activities
02:14:51	Break
02:32:08	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Collum, Connie	In Person
02:55:36	Witness Cross Examination	Barnes, Sharonda	Collum, Connie	In Person
02:57:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Collum, Connie	In Person
02:59:39	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, James	Fadia, Dr. Payal M.D.	In Person
00:49:12	Witness Cross Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Fadia, Dr. Payal M.D.	In Person
00:53:16	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, James	Gragg-Smith, Cathy R.N.	In Person
01:17:12	Witness Cross Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Gragg-Smith, Cathy R.N.	In Person
01:26:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wilson, James	Gragg-Smith, Cathy R.N.	In Person
01:30:05	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	Gragg-Smith, Cathy R.N.	In Person
01:30:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wilson, James	Gragg-Smith, Cathy R.N.	In Person
01:32:53	Break
01:54:51	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, James	Evans, Bruce	In Person
02:08:12	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	Evans, Bruce	In Person
02:09:23	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Figler, Erena	In Person
02:30:39	Witness Cross Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Figler, Erena	In Person
02:33:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Figler, Erena	In Person
02:36:29	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Rushing, Dr. Francis Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:26:03	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

20 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:10	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Young, Karen	In Person
01:02:53	Witness Cross Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Young, Karen	In Person
01:15:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Young, Karen	In Person
01:21:37	Break
01:36:15	General Case Activities
01:40:06	General Case Activities
01:44:48	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, James	White, Elizabeth	In Person
02:09:05	Witness Cross Examination	Weathington, Paul	White, Elizabeth	In Person
02:24:27	Witness Cross Examination	Huff, Daniel	White, Elizabeth	In Person
02:30:14	General Case Activities
02:46:43	Break
02:51:55	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Gailey, Linda	In Person
03:04:17	Witness Cross Examination	Barnes, Sharonda	Gailey, Linda	In Person
03:09:16	Witness Cross Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Gailey, Linda	In Person
03:11:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Gailey, Linda	In Person
03:12:29	Witness Re-Cross Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Gailey, Linda	In Person
03:14:25	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, James	Corbett, Pamela	In Person
03:21:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, James	Richmond, Ellen	In Person
03:30:41	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:30	General Case Activities
00:04:33	Witness Direct Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Heros, Dr. Roberto M.D.	In Person
00:50:48	Witness Cross Examination	Wilson, James	Heros, Dr. Roberto M.D.	In Person
01:35:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Heros, Dr. Roberto M.D.	In Person
01:41:05	Witness Direct Examination	Huff, Daniel	Heros, Dr. Roberto M.D.	In Person
01:44:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wilson, James	Heros, Dr. Roberto M.D.	In Person
01:49:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McGrotty, Heather	Heros, Dr. Roberto M.D.	In Person
01:50:13	Break
02:04:13	Witness Direct Examination	Weathington, Paul	Sutton, Dr. Tamaurus M.D.	In Person
02:34:19	Witness Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Sutton, Dr. Tamaurus M.D.	In Person
02:56:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Weathington, Paul	Sutton, Dr. Tamaurus M.D.	In Person
02:59:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Sutton, Dr. Tamaurus M.D.	In Person
03:01:04	General Case Activities
03:15:58	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:55	Witness Direct Examination	Weathington, Paul	Sue, Dr. Sean M.D.	In Person
00:58:10	Witness Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Sue, Dr. Sean M.D.	In Person
01:56:23	Witness Direct Examination	Barnes, Sharonda	Sue, Dr. Sean M.D.	In Person
01:59:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Weathington, Paul	Sue, Dr. Sean M.D.	In Person
02:02:51	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Sue, Dr. Sean M.D.	In Person
02:13:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Weathington, Paul	Sue, Dr. Sean M.D.	In Person
02:15:58	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Sue, Dr. Sean M.D.	In Person
02:18:15	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Evans v. Sutton

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Sessions

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			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:11	Reading of the Verdict
		00:06:17	General Case Activities
		00:09:14	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:16:18	General Case Activities
		00:25:10	General Case Activities
		00:27:34	End of Session