Date: 10-04-2016

Case Style:

Case Number: CJ-2014-2675

Judge: Rebecca B. Nighingale

Court: District Court, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney:

Dean Hart

George Mulligan

Defendant's Attorney:

Jason Rush

Christina Wolfram

for Women's Health Group
Jessica Johnson

Description: Tulsa, OK - Stacey Merrell and Brian Merrell sued St. John Medical Center, Inc. and Women's Health Group on medical negligence (medical malpractice) theories claiming that on June 30, 2009, Stacey Merrell underwent a hysterectomy and bladder repair surgery at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa and that on July 12, 2009 she developed a urinary tract infection which she believed to be caused by self-catheterization after the surgery. She sought treatment for the infection through the emergency room at St. John and was assigned a medical provider with whom she had no prior doctor/patient relationship.

A CT scan, with or without contrast was improperty performed of her chest, abdomen and pelvis. The hospital's radiologist noted on the report that the CT scan was "technically suboptimal for evaluation of a possible pulmonary emboli." Stacey Merrell was admitted to the hospital for unnecessary treatment including anticoagulants and G2 IVC filter despite the fact that she did not have a pulmonary embolism. She was treated by various Women's Health Group physicians including a new intern. She claimed that she was the victim of "July Effect" and did not receive appropriate care.

An unnecessary transvaginal ultra sound was perform with resulting profuse bleeding.

Plaintiffs claimed that she received substandard and unnecessary medical procedure.

Outcome: 09-20-2016 DISPJD

NIGHTINGALE, REBECCA B: CASE CALLED FOR JURY TRIAL. BOTH SIDES PRESENT IN OPEN COURT AND ANNOUNCE READY FOR TRIAL. PLAINTIFF PRESENT AND REPRESENTED BY ROB HART, AND GEORGE MULLICAN. DEFENDANT PRESENT AND REPRESENTED BY JASON RUSH, AND CHRISTINA WOLFRAM. THE JURORS ARE CALLED AND SWORN TO THEIR QUALIFICATIONS. THE JURY IS IMPANELED AND EXAMINED FOR CAUSE.
OPENING STATEMENTS ARE MADE. 20 WITNESSES SWORN. RULE WAS INVOKED. REPORTER KEMA HICKS. PLAINTIFF PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. DEFENDANT MOVES FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT AND IS GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. DEFENDANT PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. DEFENDANT RENEWS ITS DEMUR AND IS OVERRULED. THE JURY IS INSTRUCTED AS TO THE LAW. CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE MADE. THE SWEARING OF THE BAILIFF IS WAIVED AND AT 11:32 AM THE JURY RETIRES FOR DELIBERATION IN CUSTODY OF THE BAILIFF. AT 7:00 PM THE JURY RETURNS INTO OPEN COURT WITH THEIR VERDICT WHICH IS READ IN OPEN COURT, ORDERED RECORDED AND FILED, AND IS, TO WIT: "WE, THE JURY, IMPANELED AND SWORN IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED CAUSE, DO, UPON OUR OATHS, FIND THE ISSUES IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT, ST. JOHNS MEDICAL CENTER INC, SIGNED: 9 JURORS.
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09-20-2016 DISPJD

NIGHTINGALE, REBECCA B: CASE CALLED FOR JURY TRIAL. BOTH SIDES PRESENT IN OPEN COURT AND ANNOUNCE READY FOR TRIAL. PLAINTIFF PRESENT AND REPRESENTED BY ROB HART, AND GEORGE MULLICAN. DEFENDANT PRESENT AND REPRESENTED BY JASON RUSH, AND CHRISTINA WOLFRAM. THE JURORS ARE CALLED AND SWORN TO THEIR QUALIFICATIONS. THE JURY IS IMPANELED AND EXAMINED FOR CAUSE.
OPENING STATEMENTS ARE MADE. 20 WITNESSES SWORN. RULE WAS INVOKED. REPORTER KEMA HICKS. PLAINTIFF PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. DEFENDANT MOVES FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT AND IS GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. DEFENDANT PRESENTS EVIDENCE AND RESTS. DEFENDANT RENEWS ITS DEMUR AND IS OVERRULED. THE JURY IS INSTRUCTED AS TO THE LAW. CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE MADE. THE SWEARING OF THE BAILIFF IS WAIVED AND AT 11:32 AM THE JURY RETIRES FOR DELIBERATION IN CUSTODY OF THE BAILIFF. AT 7:00 PM THE JURY RETURNS INTO OPEN COURT WITH THEIR VERDICT WHICH IS READ IN OPEN COURT, ORDERED RECORDED AND FILED, AND IS, TO WIT: "WE, THE JURY, IMPANELED AND SWORN IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED CAUSE, DO, UPON OUR OATHS, FIND THE ISSUES IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT, ST. JOHNS MEDICAL CENTER INC, SIGNED: 9 JURORS.

Plaintiff's Experts: Stephen Lefler, M.D., emergency medicine

Defendant's Experts:

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