Bautista v. Foothill Presbyterian Hospital

Summary

Jury trial in childbirth-related medical malpractice lawsuit filed in 2018

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Outcome

Verdict for defendant.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Lopez-Bautista, Matthew
Defense: Foothill Presbyterian Hospital

Judge: Stephen Czuleger
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court: Spring Street Courthouse

Case Number: BC693486
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice

Plaintiff

Lopez-Bautista, Matthew

Represented By:
Burunsuzyan, Maro (Maro Burunsuzyan, Law Offices of)
Faraj , Haytham (Haytham Faraj, The Law Offices of)

Defense

Foothill Presbyterian Hospital

Represented By:
Rosa, Stephen (West & Rosa LLP)
Guze, Evan (Fraser Watson & Croutch LLP )

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:18	Opening Statement	Burunsuzyan, Maro
01:53:32	Break
02:14:30	Opening Statement	Rosa, Stephen
02:53:21	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Rosa, Stephen
00:54:51	Witness Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Rendel, Christina	In Person
01:30:03	Break
01:49:01	Witness Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Rendel, Christina	In Person
02:14:19	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Rendel, Christina	In Person
02:15:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Rendel, Christina	In Person
02:29:05	Witness Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Lopez, Eduardo	Other
02:35:33	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Lopez, Eduardo	In Person
02:35:33	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Lopez, Eduardo	In Person
02:40:31	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
		01:28:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
00:44:24	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
01:30:39	Break
01:56:39	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
02:38:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
02:43:10	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
02:47:14	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Cefala, Dr. Edward M.D.	In Person
02:58:12	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Mandel, Dr. Howard	In Person
		01:23:49	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Omalu, Dr. Bennet M.D.	In Person
01:11:45	Break
01:34:50	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Omalu, Dr. Bennet M.D.	In Person
02:18:10	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Omalu, Dr. Bennet M.D.	In Person
02:52:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Omalu, Dr. Bennet M.D.	In Person
02:53:51	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Blankenberg, Dr. Francis M.D.	In Person
00:52:41	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Blankenberg, Dr. Francis M.D.	In Person
01:19:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Blankenberg, Dr. Francis M.D.	In Person
01:22:17	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Blankenberg, Dr. Francis M.D.	In Person
01:24:20	Break
01:43:35	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Chen, Dr. Yong M.D.	In Person
02:05:49	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Chen, Dr. Yong M.D.	In Person
02:24:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Blankenberg, Dr. Francis M.D.	In Person
02:27:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Chen, Dr. Yong M.D.	In Person
02:28:51	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Khoury, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
01:19:40	Break
01:38:26	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Khoury, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
02:35:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Khoury, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
02:50:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Khoury, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
03:03:05	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Gabriel, Dr. Ronald M.D.	Video Conference
01:41:56	Break
02:03:29	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Gabriel, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
02:17:34	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Gabriel, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
02:47:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Gabriel, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
02:52:17	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Stidger, Christopher	Video Conference
00:48:07	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Stidger, Christopher	Video Conference
00:56:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Stidger, Christopher	Video Conference
01:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Lopez, Gabriel	In Person
01:37:20	Break
01:57:37	Witness Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Lopez, Gabriel	In Person
02:44:10	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Lopez, Gabriel	In Person
03:13:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Lopez, Gabriel	In Person
03:16:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Travis, Dr. Tracy OTD	In Person
01:23:43	Break
01:45:18	Witness Cross Examination	Guze, Evan	Travis, Dr. Tracy OTD	In Person
02:16:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Travis, Dr. Tracy OTD	In Person
02:27:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Guze, Evan	Travis, Dr. Tracy OTD	In Person
02:33:48	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Lopez, Sandra	In Person
00:13:35	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Lopez, Sandra	In Person
00:14:43	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Montes, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:35:00	Break
01:54:18	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Montes, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:17:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Montes, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:34:10	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Montes, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:35:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Montes, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:36:15	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Bautista, Karina	In Person
03:19:39	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Cefala, Dr. Edward M.D.	In Person
00:32:08	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Cefala, Dr. Edward M.D.	In Person
00:50:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Cefala, Dr. Edward M.D.	In Person
00:54:15	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Bautista, Karina	In Person
01:31:35	Break
01:52:17	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Bautista, Karina	In Person
02:07:55	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Bautista, Karina	In Person
02:51:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Bautista, Karina	In Person
02:56:06	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Bautista, Karina	In Person
02:59:53	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Varghese, Annie	In Person
00:22:14	Witness Cross Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Varghese, Annie	In Person
00:44:48	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Taylor, Anne RN	In Person
01:34:52	Break
01:54:40	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Taylor, Anne RN	In Person
02:42:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Taylor, Anne RN	In Person
02:54:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Taylor, Anne RN	In Person
02:56:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Taylor, Anne RN	In Person
02:58:03	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Montgomery, Susan	In Person
00:52:16	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Montgomery, Susan	In Person
01:15:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Montgomery, Susan	In Person
01:16:20	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	BeDell, Dr. Kimberly M.D.	In Person
01:36:10	Break
01:58:48	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	BeDell, Dr. Kimberly M.D.	In Person
02:48:00	Witness Cross Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	BeDell, Dr. Kimberly M.D.	In Person
03:24:56	Break
03:49:38	Witness Cross Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	BeDell, Dr. Kimberly M.D.	In Person
04:28:28	Witness Direct Examination	Guze, Evan	Sutton, Ms. Amy	In Person
04:57:40	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Miller, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:41:51	Break
02:01:53	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Miller, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:30:51	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Miller, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:20:00	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Miller, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:08:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Miller, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:13:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Miller, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:23:00	Break
01:44:40	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Dyes, Dr. Mary Kay M.D.	In Person
02:32:45	Witness Cross Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Dyes, Dr. Mary Kay M.D.	In Person
03:02:00	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Guze, Evan	Sutton, Ms. Amy	In Person
00:45:26	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Sutton, Ms. Amy	In Person
01:38:48	Break
01:58:19	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Sutton, Ms. Amy	In Person
02:19:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Guze, Evan	Sutton, Ms. Amy	In Person
02:26:19	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Sutton, Ms. Amy	In Person
02:29:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Guze, Evan	Sutton, Ms. Amy	In Person
02:30:37	Witness Direct Examination	Guze, Evan	Boukidis, Mr. Constantine	In Person
02:53:07	Witness Cross Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Boukidis, Mr. Constantine	In Person
03:03:00	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Shu, Dr. Stanford M.D.	Video Conference
00:34:11	Witness Cross Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Shu, Dr. Stanford M.D.	Video Conference
00:48:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Shu, Dr. Stanford M.D.	Video Conference
00:55:07	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Friedlich, Dr. Philippe M.D.	In Person
01:39:33	Break
01:57:35	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Friedlich, Dr. Philippe M.D.	In Person
02:46:13	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Friedlich, Dr. Philippe M.D.	In Person
03:09:56	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Friedlich, Dr. Philippe M.D.	In Person
01:32:14	Break
01:53:33	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Friedlich, Dr. Philippe M.D.	In Person
02:16:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Friedlich, Dr. Philippe M.D.	In Person
02:35:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Friedlich, Dr. Philippe M.D.	In Person
02:45:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Friedlich, Dr. Philippe M.D.	In Person
02:47:55	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Friedlich, Dr. Philippe M.D.	In Person
02:50:43	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Nelson, Dr. Marvin M.D.	In Person
03:25:31	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Nelson, Dr. Marvin M.D.	In Person
00:23:20	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Nelson, Dr. Marvin M.D.	In Person
00:43:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Nelson, Dr. Marvin M.D.	In Person
00:45:47	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Kush, Dr. Scott Life Expectancy Group	Video Conference
01:27:27	Break
01:51:06	Witness Cross Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Kush, Dr. Scott Life Expectancy Group	Video Conference
02:25:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Kush, Dr. Scott Life Expectancy Group	Video Conference
02:30:17	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Dowdle, Marilyn	In Person
01:35:35	Break
01:54:18	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Dowdle, Marilyn	In Person
02:08:44	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Dowdle, Marilyn	In Person
03:04:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Dowdle, Marilyn	In Person
03:09:38	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Lee, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	Transcript Reading
03:23:59	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Desai, Dr. Priti M.D.	In Person
00:40:30	Witness Cross Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Desai, Dr. Priti M.D.	In Person
01:15:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Desai, Dr. Priti M.D.	In Person
01:23:59	Break
01:44:42	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Lee, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	Transcript Reading
02:15:35	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Lee, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	Transcript Reading
02:33:54	End of Session

APR

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Bautista v. Foothill Presbyterian Hospital

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:12	Witness Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Lanning, Timothy	In Person
00:49:15	Witness Cross Examination	Guze, Evan	Lanning, Timothy	In Person
01:05:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Lanning, Timothy	In Person
01:10:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Guze, Evan	Lanning, Timothy	In Person
01:11:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burunsuzyan, Maro	Lanning, Timothy	In Person
01:12:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Guze, Evan	Lanning, Timothy	In Person
01:13:25	Break
01:32:51	Witness Direct Examination		Miller, Dr. David M.D.	Video Recording
01:40:12	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Wong, Helen	In Person
02:07:04	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Wong, Helen	In Person
02:21:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Wong, Helen	In Person
02:22:55	Witness Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Castillo, Marie	In Person
02:35:40	Witness Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Castillo, Marie	In Person
02:42:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosa, Stephen	Castillo, Marie	In Person
02:44:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Faraj , Haytham	Castillo, Marie	In Person
02:47:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Rosa, Stephen
02:02:23	Break
02:18:12	Closing Statement	Faraj , Haytham
02:40:52	General Case Activities
03:18:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:22	Closing Statement	Faraj , Haytham
01:49:32	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:10	General Case Activities
		00:03:25	General Case Activities
		00:05:40	End of Session