--- title: Defense Completes Openings in Accutane Trial image: https://content.courtroomview.com/images/hubspot//Accutane-Trial-Opening-Statement-by-Defense-Attorney-Andrew-See.png --- [![](https://blog.cvn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cvn-images/cvn-header-logo.png?width=333&name=cvn-header-logo.png "cvn-header-logo.png")](http://cvn.com) ![find_icon](https://blog.cvn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/find_icon.png?width=16&height=16&name=find_icon.png)   - [PRICING](http://cvn.com/pricing) - [CONTACT](http://cvn.com/feedbacks/new) - [LOGIN](https://cvn.com/login)   [![Subscribe-to-CVN-Blog-Graphic-small.png](https://blog.cvn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Subscribe-to-CVN-Blog-Graphic-small.png?width=860&height=115&name=Subscribe-to-CVN-Blog-Graphic-small.png "Subscribe-to-CVN-Blog-Graphic-small.png")](http://cvn.com/pricing) # [Defense Completes Openings in Accutane Trial](https://blog.cvn.com/2010/01/13/defense-completes-openings-in-accutane-trial) Posted by [msch](https://blog.cvn.com/author/msch) on Jan 13, 2010 4:49:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Accutane Trial Defense Opening Statement by Andrew See on behalf of Roche](https://content.courtroomview.com/images/hubspot//Accutane-Trial-Opening-Statement-by-Defense-Attorney-Andrew-See.png) Defense attorney Andrew See, from the Kansas City office of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, completed his opening statement on behalf of pharmaceutical defendant Hoffman-LaRoche (Roche) this afternoon as the [**McCarrell Accutane trial**](http://www.courtroomview.com/proceedings/mccarrell-v-laroche-trial-2009-07-27) continued. See hammered hard and repeatedly on his theme that although Andy McCarrell may have suffered mightily from Crohn's Disease, this Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) was not caused by Accutane. See said that the evidence would show McCarrell took Accutane briefly in 1995, and that McCarrell showed no symptoms of IBD until long after any remnant of Accutane had left his body. Instead, McCarrell's IBD appeared a year later, approximately two weeks after McCarrell began a double-antibiotics treatment regime. Opening statements are now complete.  The [**McCarrell v. Hoffman-LaRoche Accutane trial**](http://www.courtroomview.com/proceedings/mccarrell-v-laroche-trial-2009-07-27)** **will continue on Thursday at 9:30am Eastern.  [**CVN**](http://www.courtroomview.com) is webcasting the trial live, gavel-to-gavel.  [**CVN**](http://www.courtroomview.com) is also offering [**free clips**](https://blog.cvn.com/accutane-trial/) of both the plaintiff and defense opening statements.  As you can see in the images below, [**CVN**](http://www.courtroomview.com) also streams the digital evidence as it is presented to the jury. ![Accutane Trial summary of defense opening statement.](https://content.courtroomview.com/images/hubspot//Accutane-Trial-Summary-of-Defense-Opening-Statement.png)   ![Accutane trial's IBD timeline in the Roche opening statement](https://content.courtroomview.com/images/hubspot//Accutane-Trial-Andy-McCarrell-IBD-Timeline.png)   ![Accutane Trial diagram showing rate at which Accutane and its metabolites leave the body.](https://content.courtroomview.com/images/hubspot//Accutane-Trial-Rate-at-Which-Accutane-Metabolites-Leave-the-Body-Defense-Opening-Statement.png)       Topics: [Toxic Torts](https://blog.cvn.com/topic/toxic-torts), [Products Liability](https://blog.cvn.com/topic/products-liability), [accutane](https://blog.cvn.com/topic/accutane), [Pharmaceutical](https://blog.cvn.com/topic/pharmaceutical), [McCarrell v. Hoffman-La Roche](https://blog.cvn.com/topic/mccarrell-v-hoffman-la-roche) #### RECENT POSTS ### [Watch The Monsanto Roundup Trial On CVN That Teed Up Landmark SCOTUS Herbicide Ruling](https://blog.cvn.com/watch-the-monsanto-roundup-trial-on-cvn-that-teed-up-landmark-scotus-herbicide-ruling) --- ### [Hyatt’s Checkout Policies Blamed At Trial For Diabetic Guest’s Death: Watch Online via CVN](https://blog.cvn.com/hyatts-checkout-policies-blamed-at-trial-for-diabetic-guests-death-watch-online-via-cvn) --- ### [Jury Hands Down $220K Verdict in Tobacco Trial Over Smoker's Death, But Apportions Only 15% Blame to RJR](https://blog.cvn.com/jury-hands-down-220k-verdict-in-tobacco-trial-over-smokers-death-but-apportions-only-15-blame-to-rjr) --- ### [|VIDEO| Shane Read Details Why This Acknowledgment of Loss Was So Critical in a Wrongful Death Case](https://blog.cvn.com/video-shane-read-details-why-this-acknowledgment-of-loss-was-so-critical-in-a-wrongful-death-case) --- ### [It’s Back! Take 40% Off A CVN Subscription With Our Summer Special Discount](https://blog.cvn.com/its-back-take-40-off-a-cvn-subscription-with-our-summer-special-discount) --- ![](https://blog.cvn.com/hubfs/cvn-images/newsletter-heading.png) #### SPOTLIGHT ### [Storytellers: Lloyd Bell and the Power of Performance](https://blog.cvn.com/storytellers-lloyd-bell-exemplifies-the-power-of-performance) --- ### [Who Served Up the Key to an $11M TBI Verdict Against Papa John's?](https://blog.cvn.com/video-who-served-up-the-key-to-an-11m-tbi-trial-win-against-papa-johns) --- ### [The Science Behind Winning Talc Powder Trials](https://blog.cvn.com/courtroom-masters-show-you-three-crucial-tweaks-to-perfect-your-closing-argument) ![](https://blog.cvn.com/hubfs/cvn-images/submit-heading.png) [![](https://blog.cvn.com/hubfs/cvn-images/submitcase.png)](http://cvn.com/suggestions/new) **Our Networks** [Courtroom Connect](http://www.courtroomconnect.com/) [LexisNexis Courtroom Cast](http://courtroomcast.lexisnexis.com/) [Remote Counsel](http://remotecounsel.com/) **Follow Us** - [**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cvn) - [**](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZKaUt41jj6nf3YLFfMQHwg) [**](https://www.facebook.com/CourtroomViewNetwork)[**](https://www.instagram.com/courtroomviewnetwork_cvn/)[**](https://twitter.com/courtroomview) **Contact Us** 3901 Roswell Road Suite 302 Marietta, GA 30062 877-838-9067   Copyright 2015 Courtroom Connect. [Privacy Policy](http://cvn.com/privacy) | [Terms and Conditions](http://cvn.com/terms) Courtroom View Network Want to stay updated? Join our newsletter! ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "Article", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "msch" }, "dateModified" : "November 24, 2014, 11:24:16 PM", "datePublished" : "2010-01-13 21:49:00", "description" : " ", "headline" : "Defense Completes Openings in Accutane Trial", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://content.courtroomview.com/images/hubspot//Accutane-Trial-Opening-Statement-by-Defense-Attorney-Andrew-See.png" }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://blog.cvn.com/2010/01/13/defense-completes-openings-in-accutane-trial", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/442422/file-1761674370.png" }, "name" : "Courtroom View Network" } } ```