From left, Gary Paige, Jason Keehfus, and William Geraghty deliver openings at trial against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris over the cancer death of a Massachusetts smoker.Watch the trial. 

Springfield, MA— Attorneys last week sparred over who was responsible for the cancer death of a Massachusetts man who had smoked for decades, as trial opened against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies and a convenience store chain that sells the companies’ cigarettes. Perez-Trinidad v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., 2179-CV-00365. 

Brandon Corday, left, and Douglas Petkoff deliver openings at trial over a 2018 crash that a California woman claims injured her neck and back. Watch the trial now. 

Los Angeles, CA— Attorneys debated who was at fault for a crash that a California woman says injured her neck and back, as trial opened in the case Wednesday. Udeh v. Karapetyan, 20STCV28478. 

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CVN has covered a wide range of trials featuring some of the country’s best attorneys over the summer, from a Georgia wrongful death, medical malpractice case to an Oregon crash trial, and more. Watch these pivotal moments in three recent trials.