Ryan Fogg, left, and Louis La Cava, deliver opening statements in a medical negligence trial against a physician and physician assistant who treated a woman following a fall that dislocated her knee. The woman ultimately had her leg amputated below the knee. Watch the trial. 

Fort Myers, FL—Jurors Wednesday previewed evidence surrounding why a Florida woman’s dislocated knee eventually led to her losing part of her leg, as a medical malpractice trial opened against the emergency room medical professionals who treated her. Knowles v. Ensley, D.O., et al., 2024-CA-006125.

Keith Mitnik, left, and Dan Shapiro deliver opening statements at trial over a car crash that a woman says left her daughter with a traumatic brain injury. Watch the trial. 

Jacksonville, FL—Attorneys debated whether a 2019 car crash left a child with a traumatic brain injury, as trial opened in the case Wednesday. DeGuzman, et al. v. Dixon, 2020-CA-002661.

Alex Alvarez delivers his closing argument at trial against Philip Morris over the lung cancer death of a long-time smoker. Jurors awarded $50 million and found Philip Morris 75 percent responsible. Watch the trial. 

Miami, FL—Jurors earlier this month handed down a $50 million verdict for the cancer death of a Florida woman who smoked Philip Morris’ Virginia Slims cigarettes for years, and they found the company 75 percent responsible for her disease. Lipp v. Philip Morris, 2017-CA-018509.

There’s sometimes a tendency for defense attorneys to focus exclusively on the facts of their case rather than trying to tell the story of their clients. But in the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, noted jury consultant Shane Read says that’s a mistake. And he details why a defense attorney’s powerful opening story about the hospital at the heart of a headline-grabbing baby formula case paved the way for a defense win.

Joseph Wilson, of Trial Lawyers for Justice, delivers closing arguments at trial over the injuries a Georgia woman suffered in a vehicular collision. Jurors awarded $1.59 million in the case. Watch the trial.

Atlanta, GA — Jurors last Thursday handed down a $1.59 million verdict at trial over the life-long injuries a Georgia woman says she suffered in a 2021 car crash. Register v. Betti, 23EV000338.