Maria T Gonzalez v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc

Summary

Plaintiff Maria Gonzalez alleges that Kaiser engaged in disability discrimination, when the company fired her in 2014 while her adult son Pablo, who received his healthcare through Kaiser, sought an expensive operation to treat a debilitating kidney disorder.

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Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff - $492,000.00

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Gonzalez, Maria
Defense: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
Verdict: $492,000

Judge: Katherine Bacal
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, San Diego County
Court: Central Courthouse

Case Number: 37-2015-00019384-CU-WT-CTL
Industry: Health care
Practice Area: Employment Law

Plaintiff

Gonzalez, Maria

Defense

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

Represented By:
Ammons, David (LTL Attorneys LLP (San Francisco))
Liang, Caleb (LTL Attorneys LLP (San Francisco))

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	deRubertis, David
01:04:03	Break
01:28:47	Opening Statement	Ammons, David
02:04:37	Break
02:08:24	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Watson, Dr. Patrick D.O.	In Person
02:27:11	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Watson, Dr. Patrick D.O.	In Person
01:12:40	Break
01:30:32	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Watson, Dr. Patrick D.O.	In Person
02:29:21	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:02	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Jaffe, Dr. Michael D.O.	In Person
00:45:44	Break
01:09:10	Witness Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Jaffe, Dr. Michael D.O.	In Person
01:16:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Jaffe, Dr. Michael D.O.	In Person
01:20:23	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Capon, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:17:07	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Capon, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
01:16:00	Break
01:35:57	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Capon, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
01:46:46	Witness Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Capon, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:03:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Capon, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:10:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Capon, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:12:17	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	deRubertis, David	Trask, Traci	In Person
00:59:08	Break
01:21:10	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Trask, Traci	In Person
02:27:52	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Trask, Traci	In Person
00:35:40	Witness Cross Examination	Liang, Caleb	Trask, Traci	In Person
01:24:15	Break
01:43:53	Witness Cross Examination	Liang, Caleb	Trask, Traci	In Person
02:34:39	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Watson, Dr. Patrick D.O.	In Person
00:49:29	Witness Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Watson, Dr. Patrick D.O.	In Person
01:09:54	Break
01:32:23	Witness Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Watson, Dr. Patrick D.O.	In Person
01:48:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Watson, Dr. Patrick D.O.	In Person
02:01:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Watson, Dr. Patrick D.O.	In Person
02:03:29	Witness Direct Examination	Olsen, Aaron	Smith, Stacey	In Person
02:23:21	Witness Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Smith, Stacey	In Person
02:28:38	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Liang, Caleb	Trask, Traci	In Person
01:12:09	Break
01:34:15	Witness Cross Examination	Liang, Caleb	Trask, Traci	In Person
02:01:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Trask, Traci	In Person
02:26:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Trask, Traci	In Person
00:55:41	Break
01:24:04	General Case Activities
01:25:35	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Liang, Caleb	Trask, Traci	In Person
01:42:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Trask, Traci	In Person
01:51:25	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Waara, April	In Person
02:16:35	Witness Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Waara, April	In Person
02:21:53	End of Session

MAR

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Waara, April	In Person
00:06:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Waara, April	In Person
00:10:20	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Gonzalez, Maria	In Person
01:01:06	Break
01:23:00	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Gonzalez, Maria	In Person
02:12:58	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Gonzalez, Maria	In Person
00:46:00	Break
01:16:23	Witness Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Gonzalez, Maria	In Person
02:44:17	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Gonzalez, Maria	In Person
00:51:40	Break
01:17:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Gonzalez, Maria	In Person
01:55:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Gonzalez, Maria	In Person
02:01:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Gonzalez, Maria	In Person
02:03:04	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Gonzalez, Maria	In Person
02:03:31	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Mutuc-Wurst, Dr. Marie M.D.	In Person

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Stein, Dr. Ellen Ph.D.	In Person
01:11:29	Break
01:36:49	Witness Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Stein, Dr. Ellen Ph.D.	In Person
02:09:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Stein, Dr. Ellen Ph.D.	In Person
02:20:47	Witness Direct Examination	Haeggquist, Alreen	Xitco, Heather	In Person
02:33:53	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Xitco, Heather	In Person
00:11:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Haeggquist, Alreen	Xitco, Heather	In Person
00:13:10	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Mutuc-Wurst, Dr. Marie M.D.	In Person
01:00:13	Break
01:22:19	Witness Cross Examination	Ammons, David	Mutuc-Wurst, Dr. Marie M.D.	In Person
01:34:10	Witness Direct Examination	deRubertis, David	Harris, Jacques	Transcript Reading
01:41:20	General Case Activities
01:43:00	Witness Direct Examination	Liang, Caleb	Nienberg, Jason	In Person
02:16:37	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:47	Witness Direct Examination	Liang, Caleb	Nienberg, Jason	In Person
00:51:58	Witness Cross Examination	deRubertis, David	Nienberg, Jason	In Person
01:27:52	Break
01:50:19	Witness Cross Examination	deRubertis, David	Nienberg, Jason	In Person
02:10:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Liang, Caleb	Nienberg, Jason	In Person
02:22:44	Witness Direct Examination	Liang, Caleb	O'Toole, Terrence	In Person
02:39:41	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	deRubertis, David	O'Toole, Terrence	In Person
00:08:55	Witness Direct Examination	Liang, Caleb	Manzano, Nadine	In Person
00:10:23	Witness Cross Examination	deRubertis, David	Manzano, Nadine	In Person
00:12:00	Witness Direct Examination	Ammons, David	Lynch, Monica	In Person
00:51:37	Witness Cross Examination	deRubertis, David	Lynch, Monica	In Person
01:06:05	Break
01:27:55	Witness Cross Examination	deRubertis, David	Lynch, Monica	In Person
01:34:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ammons, David	Lynch, Monica	In Person
01:35:54	Witness Direct Examination	Liang, Caleb	Harris, Jacques	In Person
01:46:41	Witness Cross Examination	deRubertis, David	Harris, Jacques	In Person
02:07:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Liang, Caleb	Harris, Jacques	In Person
02:09:31	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Liang, Caleb	Moreno, Pedro	In Person
00:36:48	Witness Cross Examination	deRubertis, David	Moreno, Pedro	In Person
00:59:22	Break
01:18:26	Witness Cross Examination	deRubertis, David	Moreno, Pedro	In Person
01:33:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Liang, Caleb	Moreno, Pedro	In Person
01:46:39	Witness Direct Examination	Liang, Caleb	Avalos, Adriana	In Person
02:02:25	Witness Cross Examination	deRubertis, David	Avalos, Adriana	In Person
02:16:47	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	deRubertis, David	Avalos, Adriana	In Person
00:14:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Liang, Caleb	Avalos, Adriana	In Person
00:17:11	Witness Direct Examination	Liang, Caleb	Gonzalez, Maria	Transcript Reading
00:21:39	General Case Activities
00:22:28	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAR

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Maria T Gonzalez v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:32:04	Closing Statement	deRubertis, David
01:53:04	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:28	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:32	General Case Activities
		00:05:05	End of Session