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|VIDEO| Watch Critical Closing Moments in a Trio of Blockbuster Trials

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 8, 2026 4:29:33 PM

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Over the last few months, CVN has covered top attorneys in a wide range of blockbuster trials around the country, including a pair of headline-making crash cases and a major medical malpractice proceeding. Watch critical closing moments in three of the recent proceedings we’ve covered.

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Jury Hands Down $220K Verdict in Tobacco Trial Over Smoker's Death, But Apportions Only 15% Blame to RJR

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 24, 2026 12:04:21 PM

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Topics: Florida, Johns, et al. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

|VIDEO| Shane Read Details Why This Acknowledgment of Loss Was So Critical in a Wrongful Death Case

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 17, 2026 4:40:15 PM

 

 


When defending wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims, clearly acknowledging the gravity of loss is critical to avoid alienating jurors as you argue the facts of your case. And in the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the nation’s foremost trial and jury consultants, analyzes how Scott Bailey’s heartfelt acknowledgment of loss in closings of a medical malpractice trial allowed him to more powerfully argue the facts of his case, ultimately clearing his physician client.

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Topics: Trial Technique Spotlight

Talc Trial Opens Against J&J Over Retired Florida Doc's Ovarian Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 5, 2026 2:10:03 PM

Michael Pendell, left, and Kim Bueno deliver openings at trial against Johnson & Johnson over the ovarian cancer death of a doctor who had used the company's Baby Powder for decades. Watch the trial. 


Miami, FL— Attorneys Monday debated whether Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based Baby Powder caused the cancer death of a retired Florida doctor, as trial opened against the company. Sugarman v. Johnson & Johnson, 2019-CA-017627.

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Topics: Florida, Sugarman v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.

|VIDEO| Watch Key Closing Moments in Three Recent Trials

Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 15, 2026 2:07:25 PM

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Over the last few months, CVN cameras have captured a wide range of major trials across the nation, including a landmark proceeding against a social media giant and retrial in a wrongful death crosswalk collision case. Watch key closing moments in three of the latest high-profile trials we've covered.

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