Saliani v. Sam's West, Inc.
Saliani v. Sam's West, Inc.
Trial Court Opinion
1 MARK G. HENNESS, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 5842 2 STEPHEN J. MENDENHALL, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 15286 3 HENNESS & HAIGHT 4 8972 Spanish Ridge Avenue Las Vegas, Nevada 89148 5 (702) 862-8200 Attorneys for Plaintiff 6
7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
8 DISTRICT OF NEVADA
9 ARIANNA SALIANI, 10 Plaintiff, Case No.: 2:20-cv-01492-APG-BNW 11 vs. 12
13 SAM’S WEST, INC., a foreign corporation JOINT PRETRIAL ORDER d/b/a SAM’S CLUB; DOES I through X; DOE (Amended) 14 EMLOYEES I through X; and ROE CORPORATIONS I through X, inclusive, 15
16 Defendants.
17 Following pretrial proceedings in this cause, 18 IT IS ORDERED: 19 I. 20 This is an action for negligence arising out of an alleged slip and fall that occurred July 21, 21 22 2018, at the Sam’s Club, Store No. 6261 (hereinafter referred to as “Sam’s Club”), located at 1910 23 East Serene Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada. On said date, Plaintiff Arianna Saliani and her husband 24 visited Sam’s Club. While shopping, Ms. Saliani contends she was walking in the center of the 25 freezer/dairy aisle, holding her son, when her foot suddenly slipped out from under her causing her 26 to fall to the ground. Plaintiff contends that unbeknownst to her, a liquid was present on the floor 27 which caused her to slip and fall causing her to sustain injuries to her left wrist, right knee and leg, 28 1 left ankle and back. Plaintiff contends these injuries continue to plague her today, and she is now a 2 candidate for spinal fusion surgery. 3 Plaintiff contends that Defendant had a duty to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe 4 condition for use and a duty to inspect for dangerous conditions. Plaintiff also contends that 5 Defendant’s negligence was the actual and legal or proximate cause of Plaintiff’s physical injuries. 6 7 Plaintiff also contends that, as a result of the subject incident, she has incurred past medical and past 8 and present pain and suffering and will incur future medical expenses and future pain and suffering. 9 Defendant Sam's West, Inc. contends that it is not liable because it nor its employees were 10 negligent in the care of the subject premises nor did they have notice of any alleged hazard. 11 Defendant further contends that they were not negligent in the hiring, training, supervision or 12 13 retention of their employees. 14 Defendant contends that the amounts charged for the medical damages incurred by Plaintiff’s 15 were not customary and reasonable. Defendant further contends the damages Plaintiff claims are not 16 attributable to Sam's Club incident. Last, Defendant contends that Plaintiff will not incur any future 17 medical expenses including future pain and suffering. 18 19 II. 20 There is diversity of citizenship between Plaintiff and Defendant and the amount in 21 controversy exceeds $75,000.00. Specifically, Plaintiff is a resident of Nevada and Defendant Sam’s 22 West is a resident of Arkansas and Delaware. Plaintiff’s past medical expenses alone are well in 23 excess of $75,000.00. This Court therefore has jurisdiction pursuant to
28 USC Section 1332(a)(1). 24 III. 25 26 The following facts are admitted by the parties and require no proof: 27 1. That on July 21, 2018, Plaintiff was at the Sam’s Club located at 1910 East Serene 28 Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada; 1 2. A store incident report was completed. 2 3. A customer incident report was completed. 3 4. A Witness Statement was completed by Nicholas Saliani. 4 5. A Witness Statement was completed by Don Walter. 5 6. A Witness Statement was completed by Andrew Stevenson. 6 7 7. A Witness Statement was completed by Tim Mitchell. 8 8. An Evidence Collection Sheet was completed by Tim Mitchell. 9 9. Photographs were taken by Tim Mitchell. 10 10. Surveillance video of the incident from one hour before the incident until one hour after 11 the incident. 12 13 IV. 14 The following facts though not admitted, will not be contested at trial by evidence to 15 the contrary: 16 1. None other than those listed in Section III, supra.
17 V. 1819 The following are the issues of fact to be tried and determined upon trial: 20 1. Whether a hazardous condition existed on the floor of Sam’s Club at the time of 21 Plaintiff’s incident on July 21, 2018; 22 2. Whether Sam’s Club had actual or constructive notice of the alleged hazardous 23 condition; 24 4. Whether Sam’s Club had a duty to warn Plaintiff of the hazardous condition; 25 26 5. Whether Sam’s Club or its agent(s) acted negligently; 27 6. Whether Sam’s Club owed any duty of care to Plaintiff; 28 1 7. Whether, if Sam’s Club owed any duty of care to Plaintiff, Sam’s Club breached 2 any duty of care owed to Plaintiff; 3 8. Whether Plaintiff suffered any injury as a result of the subject incident at Sam’s 4 Club on July 21, 2018; 5 9. Whether Plaintiff’s injury, if any, was the direct and proximate result of Sam’s 6 7 Club’s negligence; 8 10. Whether Plaintiff’s treatment for her injuries were reasonably medically 9 necessary, and whether the charges therefore were reasonable and customary for 10 Clark County, Nevada; 11 11. Whether Plaintiff had preexisting medical conditions that contributed to her 12 13 alleged injuries sustained at Sam’s Club; 14 12. Whether Plaintiff’s medical treatment was related to the alleged injury sustained 15 at Sam’s Club on July 21, 2018; 16 13. Whether Plaintiff suffered any damages as a result of the subject incident at Sam’s 17 Club on July 21, 2018; 18 19 14. Whether Plaintiff’s future medical treatment is related to the alleged injury 20 sustained at Sam’s Club on July 21, 2018; 21 15. Whether Sam’s Club employees complied with its policies and procedures and/or 22 industry standards for inspecting and maintaining the floors prior to Plaintiff’s 23 incident at Sam’s Club on July 21, 2018; 24 16. Whether Sam’s Club employees complied with its policies and procedures and/or 25 26 industry standards for responding to and/or investigating Plaintiff’s incident at 27 Sam’s Club on July 21, 2018; and 28 1 17. Whether Sam’s Club may be liable, and to what extent, for damages to Plaintiff, 2 if any, caused by Sam’s Club’s negligence, if any, irrespective of Plaintiff’s pre- 3 existing physical and/or mental limitations and/or deficiencies, if any, at the time 4 of the incident at Sam’s Club on July 21, 2018. 5 18. The amount of negligence, if any, attributable to each party in this litigation; 6 7 VI. 8 The following are the issues of law to be tried and determined upon trial: 9 1. Negligence; 10 2. Premises liability; 11 3. Whether Plaintiff’s expert testimony is admissible pursuant to the standards enunciated 12 13 by Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 702 and the case of Daubert v. Merril Dow 14 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1993)
509 U.S. 579and its case law progeny; 15 4. Whether Defendant’s expert testimony is admissible pursuant to the standards enunciated 16 by Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 702 and the case of Daubert v. Merril Dow 17 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1993)
509 U.S. 579and its case law progeny. 18 19 5. Whether Sam’s Club owed Plaintiff a duty to maintain the premises in a reasonably 20 safe condition for use; 21 6. Whether a dangerous condition existed on the premises of Sam’s Club at the time of 22 Plaintiff’s incident on July 21, 2018; 23 7. Whether Sam’s Club had actual and/or constructive notice of a dangerous condition, 24 if any, existing on the premises of Sam’s Club at the time of Plaintiff’s incident on 25 26 July 21, 2018; 27 8. Whether Sam’s Club had a duty to warn Plaintiff of a dangerous condition on the 28 premises, if any; 1 9. Whether, if Sam’s Club had a duty to warn Plaintiff of a dangerous condition on the 2 premises and if any such dangerous condition existed, Sam’s Club discharged its 3 duty; 4 10. Whether the alleged hazardous condition, if any, was open and obvious; 5 11. Whether Sam’s Club owed any duty of care to Plaintiff; 6 7 12. Whether, if Sam’s Club owed any duty of care to Plaintiff, Sam’s Club breached any 8 duty of care owed to Plaintiff; 9 13. Whether a breach of duty to Plaintiff by Sam’s Club, if any, was the direct and 10 proximate cause of Plaintiff’s claimed damages; 11 14. Whether Plaintiff’s damages claims, as listed in his FRCP 26(a) disclosures and 12 13 Supplements thereto, are recoverable pursuant to the requirements of the law; 14 15. Whether the proper standard applied to Plaintiff’s acts and/or omissions at Sam’s Club 15 on July 21, 2018, if any, is a “reasonable person standard” or standard; 16 16. Whether Sam’s Club may be liable, and to what extent, for damages to Plaintiff, if 17 any, caused by Sam’s Club’s negligence, if any, irrespective of Plaintiff’s pre- 18 19 existing physical and/or mental limitations and/or deficiencies, if any, at the time 20 of the incident at Sam’s Club on July 21, 2018; 21 17. The nature and extent of Plaintiff’s injuries, impairment and need for continued and 22 future medical care; 23 18. The extent of Plaintiff’s past and future pain and suffering; 24 19. Damages; 25 26 20. Contributory Negligence; 27 21. The issues of law raised by the parties’ anticipated motions in limine. 28 1 VII. 2 a) The following exhibits are stipulated into evidence in this case and may be so 3 marked by the Clark: 4 a. Plaintiff exhibits. 5 1. Complaint filed on 6/9/2020. 6 7 b. Defendant exhibits. 8 1. Sam’s Club Incident Report (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-0001 to 9 WM2020-0009605-0002); 10 11 2. Plaintiff’s Customer Incident Report (Bates No. WM2020-0009605- 12 0003); 13 3. Witness Statement – NICHOLAS SALIANI (Bates No. WM2020- 14 0009605-0004); 15 4. Sam’s Club Employee Witness Statement – DONALD WALTER 16 ((Bates No. WM2020-0009605-0005); 17 18 5. Sam’s Club Employee Witness Statement – ANDREW 19 STEVENSON (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-0006); 20 6. Sam’s Club Employee Witness Statement – TIMOTHY MITCHELL 21 (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-0007); 22 7. Evidence Collection Sheet (WM2020-0009605-0008); 23 8. Color Photographs of Incident Location dated July 21, 2018 (Bates 24 25 Nos. WM2020-0009605-0009 to WM2020-0009605-0013); 26 9. Surveillance Video of Incident Location dated July 21, 2018 27 (Produced on Disc, Bates Nos. WM2020-0009605-0014); 28 10. Shopper Events (Advanced Sales & Marketing) Vendor Samples 1 Dated July 21, 2020 (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-0015 through 2 WM2020-0009605-0036); 3 11. *CONFIDENTIAL - Sam’s West Policies and Procedures in effect at 4 5 Club No. 6261 on July 21, 2018 related to Customer Injury Incident- 6 Reporting Practice (Produced via OneDrive Link, Bates No. 7 WM2020-0009605-0832 through WM2020-0009605-0851); 8 12. *CONFIDENTIAL - Sam’s West Company Work Safety CBL 9 Modules in effect at Club 6261 on July 21, 2018 (Produced via 10 OneDrive Link, Bates No. WM2020-0009605-0852 through 11 12 WM2020-0009605-0940); and 13 13. *CONFIDENTIAL - Sam’s West Customer Safety and Maintenance 14 Policies and Procedures in effect at Club 6261 on July 21, 2018 15 (Produced via OneDrive Link, Bates No. WM2020-0009605-0941 16 through WM2020-0009605-0978) 17 14. Sam’s West’s Floor Map of Club No. 6261 in effect on July 21, 2018 18 19 (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-1397); 20 15. *CONFIDENTIAL - Sam’s West’s Towel In Pocket (TIP) Program 21 Maintenance Policy in effect at Club 6261 on July 21, 2018 (Bates No. 22 WM2020-0009605-1398); 23 16. *CONFIDENTIAL - Sam’s West Safety Resource Manual for Slip, 24 Trip and Fall Guidelines in effect at Club 6261 on July 21, 2018 (Bates 25 26 No. WM2020-0009605-1399).
27 b) The parties intend to offer into evidence in this case the following exhibits: 28 1 a. Plaintiff’s Exhibits: 2 1. Photographs of Plaintiff’s injuries PLNTF000005 – PLNTF000014 3
4 2. Medical records and billing from UMC PLNTF000015 – Quickcare PLNTF000072 5 3. Medical records and billing from Nevada Spine PLNTF000073 – 6 and Disc PLNTF000133 7 4. Medical billing from PayLater Pharmacy PLNTF000134 8
9 5. Medical records and billing from Las Vegas PLNTF000135 – 10 Radiology PLNTF000159
11 6. Medical records and billing from ATI Physical PLNTF000160 – Therapy PLNTF000216 12
13 7. Medical records and billing from Interventional PLNTF000217 – Pain and Spine Institute PLNTF000285 14 8. Medical records and billing from Stuart PLNTF000286 – 15 Kaplan, M.D. PLNTF000373 16 9. Medical records and billing Surgical Arts PLNTF000374 – 17 Center PLNTF000396
18 10. September 16, 2020 Surgical Cost Letter from PLNTF000397 – 19 Stuart Kaplan, M.D. PLNTF000398
20 11. Updated medical records and billing from ATI PLNTF000399 – Physical Therapy PLNTF000474 21 22 12. Medical records from Nevada Cardiology PLNTF000475 – Associates PLNTF000482 23 13. Medical records and billing from Southern PLNTF000483 – 24 Nevada Medical Group PLNTF000539
25 14. Medical billing from Nevada Cardiology PLNTF000540 – 26 Associates PLNTF000543
27 15. Rebuttal and/or impeachment documents as necessary 28 1 Additionally, Plaintiff reserves the right to rely upon and offer all exhibits identified by 2 Defendant herein, as well as in all FRCP 26 disclosures. 3 i. Defendant’s Objections: 4 Defendant objects to the production of all listed medical records and billing on the basis of 5 foundation, authenticity, relevance, and hearsay as Defendant asserts there are causation issues 6 7 involved in the instant litigation and the aforementioned medical records are yet to be authenticated 8 for purposes of trial. Further, these medical records lack relevance to the alleged incident and include 9 hearsay statements meant to prove the truth of the matter asserted by the Plaintiff. 10 Defendant further objects to the authenticity, foundation, and relevancy of any alleged expert 11 report as it has no foundation, is irrelevant to the proceedings, lacks foundation, lacks authenticity, 12 13 is hearsay, more prejudicial than probative and inadmissible based upon the information contained 14 therein. 15 b. Defendants’ Exhibits: 16 1. Documents from Sam’s West’s Third-Party Administrator’s Claims File (Produced via 17 OneDrive Link, Bates No. WM2020-0009605-0037 through WM2020-0009605-0780); 18 2. Sedgwick Claims Notes (Redacted) (Produced via OneDrive Link, Bates No. WM2020- 19 0009605-0781 through WM2020-0009605-0831); 20 3. Defendant Sam’s West, Inc.’s Privilege Log in submission with its second Supplemental 21 FRCP 26(a) Disclosure Statement (Produced via OneDrive Link, Bates No. WM2020- 22 0009605-0979 through WM2020-0009605-1002); 23 4. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Nevada Spine & Disc (Bates No. WM2020- 24 0009605-1003 through WM2020-0009605-1072); 25 5. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Interventional Pain & Spine Institute (Bates 26 No. WM2020-0009605-1073 through WM2020-0009605-1182); 27 28 1 6. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Las Vegas Neurosurgical Institute for Spine & 2 Brain Surgery (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-1183 through WM2020-0009605-1286);
3 7. Plaintiff’s Billing Records from Pay Later Pharmacy (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-1287 4 through WM2020-0009605-1289);
5 8. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Las Vegas Radiology (Bates No. WM2020- 6 0009605-1290 through WM2020-0009605-1320);
7 9. Plaintiff’s Medical Records from Surgical Arts Center (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-1321 8 through WM2020-0009605-1350);
9 10. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Dominic Robine, D.O. (Bates No. WM2020- 10 0009605-1351 through WM2020-0009605-1364);
11 11. Plaintiff’s Billing Records from St. Rose Dominican Hospital – San Martin (Bates No. 12 WM2020-0009605-1365 through WM2020-0009605-1371);
13 12. Plaintiff’s Medical Records from Doctors Center Family and Urgent Care (Bates No. 14 WM2020-0009605-1372 through WM2020-0009605-1391);
15 13. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Denny Dumler, D.C. (Bates No. WM2020- 16 0009605-1392 through WM2020-0009605-1396);
17 14. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from ATI Physical Therapy (Bates No. WM2020- 18 0009605-1400 through WM2020-0009605-1529);
19 15. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from St. Rose Dominican Hospital – San Martin 20 (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-1530 through WM2020-0009605-2275);
21 16. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Doctors Center Family and Urgent Care (Bates 22 No. WM2020-0009605-2276 through WM2020-0009605-2360);
23 17. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from UMC Quick Care (Bates No. WM2020- 24 0009605-2361 through WM2020-0009605-2438);
25 18. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from St. Rose Dominican Hospital – San Martin 26 (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-2439 through WM2020-0009605-3189); 27 19. Plaintiff’s Billing Records from Surgical Arts Center (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-3190 28 through WM2020-0009605-3199); 1 20. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Minute Clinic (Bates No. WM2020-0009605- 2 3200 through WM2020-0009605-3224);
3 21. Plaintiff’s Imaging Records from UMC Quick Care (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-3225); 4 22. Certificate of No Records from Pain Center of Henderson (Bates No. WM2020-0009605- 5 3226 through WM2020-0009605-3228);
6 23. Plaintiff’s Insurance Records from United Healthcare Services, Inc. (Bates No. WM2020- 7 0009605-3229 through WM2020-0009605-3409); 8 24. Paul Kaloostian, M.D., FAANS, FACS Independent Medical Examination Report and 9 Records Review dated April 28, 2021 (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-3410 through 10 WM2020-0009605-3419); 11 25. Paul Kaloostian, M.D., FAANS, FAC, Curriculum Vitae, Testimony History, and Fee 12 Schedule (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-3420 through WM2020-0009605-3430); 13 26. Plaintiff’s Unitrin Direct Insurance Company – Medical Records & Billing (Bates No. 14 WM2020-0009605-3431 through WM2020-0009605-3522); 15 27. Plaintiff’s Southern Nevada Medical Group Medical Records & Billing (Bates No. 16 WM2020-0009605-3523 through WM2020-0009605-3584);
17 28. Plaintiff’s Nevada Cardiology Associates Medical Records & Billing (Bates No. WM2020- 18 0009605-3585 through WM2020-0009605-3603); 19 20 i. Plaintiff’s Objections: 21 1. The report and opinions of defense expert Paul E. Kaloostian, M.D., FAANS, FACS, dated 22 April 28, 2021. 23 Plaintiff objects to the admissibility of the above-stated evidence pursuant to the standards 24 25 enunciated by Federal Rules of Evidence Rules 702 and/or 703 and the case of Daubert v. Merrill 26 Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1993)
509 U.S. 579and its case law progeny, including, but not limited 27 to: General Elec. Co v. Joiner,
522 U.S. 136and Claar v. Burlington N.R.R.,
29 F. 3d 499(9th Cir. 28 1994). Plaintiff also objects to the evidence to the extent said evidence is speculative, and where its 1 prejudicial nature outweighs its probative value. 2 In addition to the previously stated objections, Plaintiff objects to the admissibility of 3 the following evidence based upon hearsay, lack of foundation, relevance or, in the alternative, 4 pursuant to Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 403: 5 6 1. Paul Kaloostian, M.D., FAANS, FACS Independent Medical Examination Report and 7 Records Review dated April 28, 2021 (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-3410 through 8 WM2020-0009605-3419) which is a hearsay document and is inadmissible to prove the 9 truth of the matters asserted within the report. 10 11 2. Paul Kaloostian, M.D., FAANS, FAC, Curriculum Vitae, Testimony History, and Fee 12 Schedule (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-3420 through WM2020-0009605-3430); 13 3. Documents from Sam’s West’s Third-Party Administrator’s Claims File (Produced via 14 OneDrive Link, Bates No. WM2020-0009605-0037 through WM2020-0009605-0780); 15 4. Sedgwick Claims Notes (Redacted) (Produced via OneDrive Link, Bates No. WM2020- 16 0009605-0781 through WM2020-0009605-0831); 17 18 5. Defendant Sam’s West, Inc.’s Privilege Log in submission with its second Supplemental 19 FRCP 26(a) Disclosure Statement (Produced via OneDrive Link, Bates No. WM2020- 20 0009605-0979 through WM2020-0009605-1002); 21 6. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Nevada Spine & Disc (Bates No. WM2020- 22 0009605-1003 through WM2020-0009605-1072); 23 7. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Interventional Pain & Spine Institute (Bates 24 25 No. WM2020-0009605-1073 through WM2020-0009605-1182); 26 8. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Las Vegas Neurosurgical Institute for Spine 27 & Brain Surgery (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-1183 through WM2020-0009605-1286); 28 9. Plaintiff’s Billing Records from Pay Later Pharmacy (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-1287 1 through WM2020-0009605-1289); 2 10. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Las Vegas Radiology (Bates No. WM2020- 3 0009605-1290 through WM2020-0009605-1320); 4 5 11. Plaintiff’s Medical Records from Surgical Arts Center (Bates No. WM2020-0009605- 6 1321 through WM2020-0009605-1350); 7 12. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Dominic Robine, D.O. (Bates No. 8 WM2020-0009605-1351 through WM2020-0009605-1364); 9 13. Plaintiff’s Billing Records from St. Rose Dominican Hospital – San Martin (Bates No. 10 WM2020-0009605-1365 through WM2020-0009605-1371); 11 12 14. Plaintiff’s Medical Records from Doctors Center Family and Urgent Care (Bates No. 13 WM2020-0009605-1372 through WM2020-0009605-1391); 14 15. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Denny Dumler, D.C. (Bates No. WM2020- 15 0009605-1392 through WM2020-0009605-1396); 16 16. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from ATI Physical Therapy (Bates No. WM2020- 17 0009605-1400 through WM2020-0009605-1529); 18 19 17. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from St. Rose Dominican Hospital – San Martin 20 (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-1530 through WM2020-0009605-2275); 21 18. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Doctors Center Family and Urgent Care 22 (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-2276 through WM2020-0009605-2360); 23 19. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from UMC Quick Care (Bates No. WM2020- 24 0009605-2361 through WM2020-0009605-2438); 25 26 20. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from St. Rose Dominican Hospital – San Martin 27 (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-2439 through WM2020-0009605-3189); 28 21. Plaintiff’s Billing Records from Surgical Arts Center (Bates No. WM2020-0009605-3190 1 through WM2020-0009605-3199); 2 22. Plaintiff’s Medical and Billing Records from Minute Clinic (Bates No. WM2020- 3 0009605-3200 through WM2020-0009605-3224); 4 5 23. Plaintiff’s Imaging Records from UMC Quick Care (Bates No. WM2020-0009605- 6 3225); 7 24. Certificate of No Records from Pain Center of Henderson (Bates No. WM2020-0009605- 8 3226 through WM2020-0009605-3228); 9 25. Plaintiff’s Insurance Records from United Healthcare Services, Inc. (Bates No. WM2020- 10 0009605-3229 through WM2020-0009605-3409); 11 12 26. Plaintiff’s Unitrin Direct Insurance Company – Medical Records & Billing (Bates No. 13 WM2020-0009605-3431 through WM2020-0009605-3522); 14 27. Plaintiff’s Southern Nevada Medical Group Medical Records & Billing (Bates No. 15 WM2020-0009605-3523 through WM2020-0009605-3584); 16 28. Plaintiff’s Nevada Cardiology Associates Medical Records & Billing (Bates No. 17 WM2020-0009605-3585 through WM2020-0009605-3603); 18
19 c) The parties will offer the following depositions at the time of trial: 20 21 A. The Plaintiff will offer the following depositions: None anticipated at this 22 time, though this is dependent upon witness availability. 23 B. The Defendant will offer the following depositions: Defendant will offer the 24 deposition transcripts and videotaped depositions of any witness who was deposed and for 25 which the foundation for unavailability has been satisfied. 26 The parties offer the following objections to proposed depositions: 27 28 A. The Defendant objects to the Plaintiff’s depositions as follows: None. 1 B. The Plaintiff objects to the Defendant’s depositions as follows: N/A. 2 VIII. 3 The following witnesses may be called by the parties upon trial: 4 A. Plaintiff’s witnesses she intends to call at trial: 5 1. Arianna Saliani 6 c/o HENNESS & HAIGHT 7 8972 Spanish Ridge Avenue Las Vegas, Nevada 89148 8 2. Nicholas Saliani 9 119 Willow Dove 10 Las Vegas, NV 89123
11 3. Person Most Knowledgeable SAM’S WEST, INC. d/b/a SAM’S CLUB 12 c/o PHILLIPS, SPALLAS & ANGSTADT 13 504 South Ninth Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 14 4. Timothy Mitchell 15 c/o PHILLIPS, SPALLAS & ANGSTADT 16 504 South Ninth Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 17 5. Donald Walter 18 c/o PHILLIPS, SPALLAS & ANGSTADT 19 504 South Ninth Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 20 6. Anna Cybulski 21 c/o PHILLIPS, SPALLAS & ANGSTADT 22 504 South Ninth Street Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 23 7. Alex Balian, MBA 24 6520 Platt Avenue, #807 West Hills, CA 91307-3218 25
26 8. Stuart Kaplan, M.D. Las Vegas Neurosurgical Institute 27 3012 S. Durango Drive Las Vegas, Nevada 89117 28 1 9. Paul Kaloostian, M.D., FAANS, FACS 11010 White Rock Road, Ste. 120 2 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 3 4 Plaintiff’s witnesses she may call at trial: 5 1. Andrew Stevenson c/o PHILLIPS, SPALLAS & ANGSTADT 6 504 South Ninth Street 7 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 8 2. Person Most Knowledgeable Crossmark 9 5100 Legacy Drive 10 Plano, Texas 75024 11 3. Person Most Knowledgeable and/or Bridget (last name unknown) and/or 12 Shannon Robertson and/or 13 Rosie (last name unknown) and/or Toni (last name unknown) and/or 14 Joan Gapsma and/or Connie (last name unknown) and/or 15 Americo Genovese and/or 16 Brenda (last name unknown) and/or Francess Hagoner and/or 17 Brandy Garcia and/or Frenchie (last name unknown) and/or 18 Emma (last name unknown) and/or 19 Shopper Events c/o Capitol Services, Inc. 20 108 Lakeland Ave. Dover, Delaware 19901 21 22 4. Person Most Knowledgeable Advanced Sales & Marketing 23 18100 Von Karman Ave., 9th Floor Irvine, California, 92612 24 5. Person Most Knowledgeable and/or 25 Custodian of Records 26 UMC Quick Care – Blue Diamond 4760 Blue Diamond Road, Ste. 110 27 Las Vegas, Nevada 89139 28 6. Person Most Knowledgeable and/or 1 Custodian of Records Nevada Spine and Disc 2 8665 South Eastern Avenue, #103 Las Vegas, Nevada 89123 3 4 7. Person Most Knowledgeable and/or Custodian of Records 5 PayLater Pharmacy 552 East Charleston Blvd. 6 Las Vegas, Nevada 89104 7 8. Person Most Knowledgeable and/or 8 Custodian of Records ATI Physical Therapy 9 790 Remington Blvd. 10 Bolingbrook, IL 60440 11 8. Person Most Knowledgeable and/or Custodian of Records and/or 12 Hans Jorg Rosler, M.D. 13 Interventional Pain and Spine Institute 851 South Rampart Blvd., Ste. 100 14 Las Vegas, Nevada 89145 15 9. Person Most Knowledgeable and/or 16 Custodian of Records and/or Stuart Kaplan, M.D. 17 LVNI 3012 South Durango Dr. 18 Las Vegas, Nevada 89117 19 10. Person Most Knowledgeable and/or 20 Custodian of Records and/or Dominic Robine, D.O. 21 Nevada Cardiology 22 3140 North Tenaya Way, Ste. 460 Las Vegas, Nevada 89128 23 11. Person Most Knowledgeable and/or 24 Custodian of Records and/or Michelle Hyla, D.O. 25 Southern Nevada Medical Group 26 1485 East Flamingo Rd. Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 27 28 /// 1 Plaintiff reserves the right to use any witnesses listed by any other party to this litigation. 2 Plaintiff further reserves the right to name and list any witnesses deemed necessary for rebuttal and/or 3 impeachment purposes. 4 B. Defendant’s witnesses: 5 1. Arianna Saliani, Plaintiff 6 c/o HENNESS & HAIGHT 7 8972 Spanish Ridge Avenue Las Vegas, Nevada 89148 8 2. Nicholas Saliani 9 9480 Descending Creek Street 10 Las Vegas, NV 89123 11 3. Timothy Michell c/o PHILLIP, SPALLAS & ANGSTADT, LLC 12 504 South Ninth Street 13 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 14 4. Donald Walter 816 Fireweed Drive 15 Henderson, Nevada 89002 16 5. Andrew Stevenson 17 c/o PHILLIP, SPALLAS & ANGSTADT, LLC 504 South Ninth Street 18 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 19 6. Anna Cybulski 20 c/o PHILLIP, SPALLAS & ANGSTADT, LLC 504 South Ninth Street 21 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 22 7. Paul Kaloostian, M.D., FAANS, FACS 23 11010 White Rock Road, Ste. 120 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 24 8. Brandy Garcia 25 Advanced Sales & Marketing 26 18100 Von Karman Avenue, 9th Floor Irvine, California, 92612 27 28 1 9. Brandy Garcia Shopper Events 2 108 Lakeland Avenue Dover, Delaware, 19901 3 4 Defendant reserves the right to use any witnesses listed by any other party to this litigation. 5 Defendant further reserves the right to name and list any witnesses deemed necessary for rebuttal 6 7 and/or impeachment purposes. 8 IX. 9 10 Counsel have met and herewith submit a list of three (3) agreed-upon trial dates: 11 May 9, 2022 June 13, 2022 July 11, 2022 12 It is expressly understood by the undersigned that the court will set the trial of this matter on 13 one (1) of the agreed upon dates if possible; if not, the trial will be set at the convenience of the 14 Court’s calendar. 15 16 X. 17 It is estimated that the trial herein will take a total of 5 to 7 days. 18 APPROVED as to FORM and CONTENT: 19 DATED this 31st day of January, 2022. DATED this this 31st day of January, 2022. 20 HENNESS & HAIGHT PHILLIPS SPALLAS & ANGSTADT, LLC 21 22 /s/ Stephen J. Mendenhall, Esq. /s/ Latisha Robinson, Esq. _____________________________ ______________________________ 23 MARK G. HENNESS, ESQ. ROBERT K. PHILLIPS, ESQ Nevada Bar No. 5842 Nevada Bar No. 11441 24 STEPHEN J. MENDENHALL, ESQ. TIMOTHY D. KUHLS, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 15286 Nevada Bar No. 13362 25 8972 Spanish Ridge Avenue LATISHA ROBINSON, ESQ. 26 Las Vegas, Nevada 89148 Nevada Bar No. 15314 Attorneys for Plaintiff 504 S. Ninth Street 27 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Attorneys for Defendant 28 ORDER 3 || This case is set for jury trial on the stacked calendar on May 9, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom 4 || 6C. Calendar call will be held on May 3, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 6C. > || This pretrial order has been approved by the parties to this action as evidenced by their signatures or the signatures of their attorneys hereon, and the order is hereby entered and will govern the trial of this case. This order may not be amended except by court order and based 9 || upon the parties’ agreement or to prevent manifest injustice. 10 1 NOTICE: Due to the unusually large number of complex criminal cases set for lengthy trials 12 || before this Court, civil trials may possibly be held in a trailing status for months or be assigned 3 to another District Court Judge for trial. Therefore, the Court strongly urges the parties to consider their option to proceed before a Magistrate Judge pursuant to Local Rule IB 2-2, in 14 ||accordance with
28 USC Section 636and FRCP 73. || The Clerk shall provide the parties with a link to AO 85 Notice of Availability, Consent and 16 || Order of Reference - Exercise of Jurisdiction by a U.S. Magistrate Judge form on the Courts website. 17 18 19 20 ITISSO ORDERED this 1st day of _ February , 2022. 21 22 23 C LA 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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