Linda Robinson v. Duke University Health Systems, et al.

Summary

Jury trial in medical malpractice trial filed after a patient's intestine was reconnected to her vagina instead of her rectum following bowel surgery.

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Outcome

Verdict for the defendants

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Robinson, Linda
Defense: Duke University Health Systems

Judge: R. Baddour
Jurisdiction: Durham County
Court: Durham County Superior Court

Case Number: 11-CVS-002315
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Malpractice, Medical Malpractice

Plaintiff

Robinson, Linda

Represented By:
Williams, Reynold (Willcox, Buyck & Williams, P.A.)
Kozacki, J. Scott (Willcox, Buyck & Williams, P.A.)

Defense

Duke University Health Systems

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

PM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
-1:46:36	Opening Statement	Williams, Reynold
00:10:00	Opening Statement	Anderson, Mark
00:53:06	Break
01:12:17	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Robinson, Linda	In Person
02:25:53	Break
02:41:52	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Robinson, Linda	In Person
02:47:58	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, Mark	Robinson, Linda	In Person
03:17:01	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:25	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, Mark	Robinson, Linda	In Person
01:20:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Robinson, Linda	In Person
01:23:07	Break
01:43:46	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Robinson, Frank	In Person
02:39:57	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, Mark	Robinson, Frank	In Person
02:59:31	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Robinson, Lindsay	In Person
03:14:57	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, Mark	Robinson, Lindsay	In Person
03:17:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Robinson, Lindsay	In Person
03:18:37	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:47	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Morgan, Dr. Harold	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:55:29	Break
01:15:56	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Morgan, Dr. Harold	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:22:36	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, Justin	Morgan, Dr. Harold	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:10:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Morgan, Dr. Harold	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:27:42	General Case Activities
02:29:21	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Morgan, Dr. Harold	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:18:55	Witness Direct Examination	Kozacki, J. Scott	Lustig, Sarah	Life Care Planning	In Person
00:58:35	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, Mark	Lustig, Sarah	Life Care Planning	In Person
01:23:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kozacki, J. Scott	Lustig, Sarah	Life Care Planning	In Person
01:25:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Anderson, Mark	Lustig, Sarah	Life Care Planning	In Person
01:27:03	Break
01:55:43	Witness Direct Examination	Kozacki, J. Scott	White, Jeanette		In Person
02:19:03	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, Mark	White, Jeanette		In Person
02:20:50	Witness Direct Examination	Kozacki, J. Scott	Singletary, Benita		In Person
02:34:45	Witness Direct Examination	Kozacki, J. Scott	Harley, Genene		In Person
02:49:30	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Hardy, Mardy		In Person
03:02:07	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Robinson, Lacey		In Person
03:27:01	General Case Activities
03:29:13	Break
03:44:54	General Case Activities
03:47:22	Witness Direct Examination		Patterson, Judy		Video Recording
04:12:33	General Case Activities
04:13:43	End of Session

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PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:58	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Mark	Reynolds, Dr. Harry	General Surgery	In Person
00:59:00	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Reynold	Reynolds, Dr. Harry	General Surgery	In Person
01:31:37	Break
01:47:26	General Case Activities
01:49:58	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Reynold	Reynolds, Dr. Harry	General Surgery	In Person
02:33:11	Witness Direct Examination	Howard, Justin	Corvin, Dr. George	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
03:27:22	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:51	Witness Direct Examination	Howard, Justin	Corvin, Dr. George	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:47:24	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Reynold	Corvin, Dr. George	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:27:55	Break
01:47:59	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Reynold	Corvin, Dr. George	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:36:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Howard, Justin	Corvin, Dr. George	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:37:31	End of Session

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AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full except noted sections that were not recorded.

Linda Robinson v. Duke University Health Systems, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:43	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Braveman, Dr. Joshua	In Person
01:26:37	Break
01:46:29	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Braveman, Dr. Joshua	In Person
01:54:34	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, Mark	Braveman, Dr. Joshua	In Person
02:58:32	Break
03:25:00	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, Mark	Braveman, Dr. Joshua	In Person
03:39:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Braveman, Dr. Joshua	In Person
03:49:02	General Case Activities
03:50:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:44	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Wood , Dr. Oliver Jr.	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:31:47	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, Mark	Wood , Dr. Oliver Jr.	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:36:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Williams, Reynold	Wood , Dr. Oliver Jr.	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:38:07	General Case Activities
01:01:01	Break
01:15:01	General Case Activities
01:20:23	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Mark	Mantyh, Dr. Christopher		In Person
03:29:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:01	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Mark	Mantyh, Dr. Christopher	In Person
01:01:01	Break
01:26:54	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, Mark	Mantyh, Dr. Christopher	In Person
02:35:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:36	General Case Activities
00:27:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Howard, Justin	Corvin, Dr. George	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:50:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Williams, Reynold	Corvin, Dr. George	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:21:06	Witness Direct Examination	Howard, Justin	Graffagnino, Dr. Carmelo		In Person
01:48:54	Break
02:11:46	Witness Direct Examination	Howard, Justin	Graffagnino, Dr. Carmelo		In Person
02:27:16	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Reynold	Graffagnino, Dr. Carmelo		In Person
02:42:38	General Case Activities
02:44:50	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Mark	Huang, Dr. Erich		In Person
03:27:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:48	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Mark	Huang, Dr. Erich		In Person
00:52:57	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Reynold	Huang, Dr. Erich		In Person
01:19:29	Break
01:37:34	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Reynold	Huang, Dr. Erich		In Person
01:38:11	General Case Activities
02:03:23	Witness Direct Examination		Ludwig, Dr. Kirk	Specialty Surgery	Transcript Reading
02:31:33	General Case Activities
02:34:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:09	Closing Statement	Williams, Reynold
00:48:14	Closing Statement	Howard, Justin
01:14:56	Opening Statement	Anderson, Mark
01:57:55	Break
02:17:05	General Case Activities
02:17:17	Closing Statement	Williams, Reynold
03:04:36	General Case Activities
03:05:37	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:16	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:47	General Case Activities
		00:04:40	End of Session