Carol Cavness v. Ethicon Inc., et al.

Summary

Johnson & Johnson landed a major win Monday in a $9.5 million products liability suit over its Prosima pelvic mesh system, when a Texas state court jury rejected a womans claim that the device was defectively designed in the first case over the device to go to trial.

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to technical difficulties opening statements were not recorded. CVN's video coverage will commence with the start of witness testimony and continue for the duration of the trial, including closing arguments and the verdict.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Cavness, Carol
Defense: Ethicon Inc.

Judge: Ken Molberg
Jurisdiction: 95th Judicial District
Court: 95th Judicial District Court

Case Number: DC-14-04220-D
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Cavness, Carol

Defense

Ethicon Inc.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:07	Witness Direct Examination	Goss, Tim	Pence, Dr. Peggy PhD	In Person
01:32:19	Break
01:51:43	Witness Direct Examination	Goss, Tim	Pence, Dr. Peggy PhD	In Person
02:56:13	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Goss, Tim	Pence, Dr. Peggy PhD	In Person
01:36:01	Break
01:54:49	Witness Direct Examination	Goss, Tim	Pence, Dr. Peggy PhD	In Person
03:01:48	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gage, William	Pence, Dr. Peggy PhD	In Person
01:23:47	Break
01:47:25	Witness Cross Examination	Gage, William	Pence, Dr. Peggy PhD	In Person
03:06:29	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Matthews, David	Rosenzweig, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
01:17:46	Break
01:33:56	Witness Direct Examination	Matthews, David	Rosenzweig, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
01:51:06	Witness Cross Examination	Gage, William	Rosenzweig, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
02:11:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Matthews, David	Rosenzweig, Dr. Bruce M.D.	In Person
02:14:11	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Matthews, David	Kowalczyk, Dr. Teresa M.D.	In Person
01:05:42	Break
01:29:40	Witness Direct Examination	Matthews, David	Kowalczyk, Dr. Teresa M.D.	In Person
01:49:12	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Kowalczyk, Dr. Teresa M.D.	In Person
03:00:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Matthews, David	Kowalczyk, Dr. Teresa M.D.	In Person
03:05:00	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Blankenship, Bill	Hurley, Helen	In Person
00:10:24	Witness Cross Examination	Downs, Helen	Hurley, Helen	In Person
00:22:39	Witness Direct Examination	Capshaw, Richard	Mayer, Dr. Thomas Ph.D.	In Person
00:48:34	Witness Cross Examination	Downs, Helen	Mayer, Dr. Thomas Ph.D.	In Person
01:13:46	Break
01:30:54	Witness Cross Examination	Downs, Helen	Mayer, Dr. Thomas Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Capshaw, Richard	Mayer, Dr. Thomas Ph.D.	In Person
01:39:20	Witness Direct Examination	Blankenship, Bill	Pickel, Brandi	In Person
01:54:33	Witness Cross Examination	Downs, Helen	Pickel, Brandi	In Person
02:13:40	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Matthews, David	Carley, Dr. Michael M.D.	Video Recording
00:28:19	Witness Cross Examination	Downs, Helen	Carley, Dr. Michael M.D.	Video Recording
01:16:54	Break
01:45:48	Witness Direct Examination	Blankenship, Bill	Levy, Leigh RN	In Person
02:14:11	Witness Cross Examination	Downs, Helen	Levy, Leigh RN	In Person
02:49:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blankenship, Bill	Levy, Leigh RN	In Person
02:55:51	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Blankenship, Bill	Cavness, Carol	In Person
00:28:42	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cavness, Carol	In Person
00:59:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blankenship, Bill	Cavness, Carol	In Person
01:06:26	Break
01:28:25	Witness Direct Examination	Freese, Richard	Margolis, Dr. Michael	In Person
02:43:55	Break
03:00:26	Witness Direct Examination	Freese, Richard	Margolis, Dr. Michael	In Person
03:59:15	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Freese, Richard	Margolis, Dr. Michael	In Person
01:00:14	Break
01:20:24	Witness Direct Examination	Freese, Richard	Margolis, Dr. Michael	In Person
02:07:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Margolis, Dr. Michael	In Person
01:03:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Freese, Richard	Margolis, Dr. Michael	In Person
01:09:06	Break
01:38:23	General Case Activities	Goss, Tim
01:40:37	Break
02:18:15	Witness Cross Examination	Downs, Helen	Kowalczyk, Dr. Teresa M.D.	Video Recording
02:27:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blankenship, Bill	Kowalczyk, Dr. Teresa M.D.	Video Recording
02:34:35	Witness Direct Examination	Downs, Helen	Courts, Paul	Video Recording
03:27:30	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Sepulveda, Dr. Jaime M.D.	In Person
01:33:11	Break
01:55:09	Witness Direct Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Sepulveda, Dr. Jaime M.D.	In Person
02:28:43	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Sepulveda, Dr. Jaime M.D.	In Person
00:55:55	Witness Cross Examination	Matthews, David	Sepulveda, Dr. Jaime M.D.	In Person
01:35:15	Break
01:57:56	Witness Cross Examination	Matthews, David	Sepulveda, Dr. Jaime M.D.	In Person
03:21:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Sepulveda, Dr. Jaime M.D.	In Person
03:37:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Matthews, David	Sepulveda, Dr. Jaime M.D.	In Person
03:42:42	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Downs, Helen	Sanders, Jimmy	Video Recording
00:22:07	Break
00:32:05	Witness Direct Examination	Downs, Helen	Sanders, Jimmy	Video Recording
00:42:34	Witness Cross Examination	Matthews, David	Sanders, Jimmy	Video Recording
00:43:46	General Case Activities	Gage, William
00:44:36	Witness Direct Examination	Downs, Helen	Scott, Dr. Kelly M.D.	Video Recording
01:24:55	Witness Cross Examination	Matthews, David	Scott, Dr. Kelly M.D.	Video Recording
01:29:41	Break
01:51:48	Witness Direct Examination	Downs, Helen	Zimmern, Dr. Philippe M.D.	Video Recording
02:21:02	Witness Cross Examination	Matthews, David	Zimmern, Dr. Philippe M.D.	Video Recording
02:35:33	End of Session

OCT

PM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in parts only. Available recordings do not represent the full proceeding.

Carol Cavness v. Ethicon Inc., et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Gage, William
01:06:43	Closing Statement	Goss, Tim
01:29:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:08	Closing Statement	Matthews, David
01:19:44	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:05	General Case Activities
		00:07:10	End of Session