During opening statements, the most effective demonstratives work seamlessly with the case’s narrative to paint a vivid picture that sways a jury in the trial’s first few moments. During his compelling 20-minute opening at trial over a bone-shattering hospital fall, Michael Goldberg artfully wove his demonstratives into his story, laying the cornerstone for a seven-figure win. Byrom v. Douglas Hospital, 13-SV-00346.
Topics: Premises Liability, Georgia, Byrom v. Douglas Hospital
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Pensacola, FL—Jurors Friday awarded $250,000 in non-economic damages to the family of a Florida mortician whose 1995 lung cancer death was previously tied to years of smoking Philip Morris cigarettes. Danielson v. Philip Morris, 2007-CA002737.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Danielson v. Philip Morris
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Atlanta—Trial is slated to begin next week against a pair of physicians accused of negligence that a Georgia woman says furthered the return of her breast cancer. Ross-Stubblefield v. Philips, et al., 15EV002846.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Ross-Stubblefield v. Phillips, et al.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL— Attorneys argued Wednesday over whether a scheme to hide the dangers of cigarettes killed a Florida woman and whether the claim itself was time barred, as trial began against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies. Simon v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2007-CV-027976.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Simon v. R.J. Reynolds
Premises liability cases involving a property's security often turn on whether the property owner could have reasonably done anything to make the premises safer. In a January 2018 trial over the shooting death of an apartment tenant, Weinberg Wheeler’s Mark Johnson crafted a forceful argument on that issue, helping clear the apartment of 99% of fault in the case. Alexis v. Riverstone Residential SE, 14A52296E5.
Topics: Premises Liability, Georgia, Alexis v. Riverstone Residential, LLCet al.
