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. 

Lloyd Bell delivers his closing argument at trial over the death of a 76-year-old man following a lymphatic fluid leak. A Georgia jury found two physicians that treated him negligent, handing down a $15 million award, and cleared two other physicians who cared for him. Watch now. 

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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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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.