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As Crash Trial Opens, Attys Debate Whether Child Suffered TBI

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 17, 2026, 3:38:59 PM

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.

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Topics: Florida, Deguzman, et al. v. Tyrinda Dixon

$50M Verdict in Retrial Against Philip Morris Over Smoker's Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 16, 2026, 9:50:08 AM

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.

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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Lipp v. Philip Morris

|VIDEO| How This Defense Story Helped Clear a Hospital in Baby Formula Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 8, 2026, 10:07:59 AM


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.

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Topics: Trial Technique Spotlight

Georgia Jury Awards $1.59M in TBI, Crash Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 25, 2026, 4:23:12 PM

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.

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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Register v. Alessandro Betti, et al.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Cleared at Trial Over $100M+ Legal Malpractice Claim

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 17, 2026, 5:21:22 PM

Williams & Connolly's Robert Cary delivers the closing argument on behalf of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in a legal malpractice claim against the law firm. A Florida jury cleared the firm at trial over a $100 million-plus claim that it was responsible for an insurance services company's failure. 


Jurors earlier this month cleared law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett at trial over a $100 million-plus claim that it committed legal malpractice that led to the failure of an insurance services firm. Mariano v. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, et al. CACE17021733. 

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