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Decatur, GA— A trucking company’s insurer agreed to a $10 million settlement for a deadly 2016 crash involving a big rig, as jurors deliberated in trial over the case earlier this month, attorneys for one of the plaintiffs told CVN. Freeman, et al. v. ACE American Insurance Co., et al., 17A62825.
Topics: Transportation, Trucking, Freeman, et al. v. ACE Insurance Co.
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Clearwater, FL— Attorneys Wednesday debated the circumstances surrounding the death of a Florida woman days after she underwent a hysterectomy, as trial opened against the hospital that treated her. Silveira v. Bayfront HMA Medical Center, 17-001586-CI.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Florida, Silveira v. Hudack, et al.
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Marietta, GA— Attorneys Tuesday debated what caused a golf car rollover crash that seriously injured a Georgia child, as trial opened against the vehicle’s maker, Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America. Hall v. Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, 20-A-1696.
Topics: Products Liability, Georgia, Hall, et al. v. Yamaha
The right deposition questions during discovery can serve as powerful tools to ultimately impeach a witness once a case gets to trial. But in a recent discussion among veteran attorneys on pre-trial best practices, Butler | Kahn’s Jeb Butler said lawyers should pay just as much attention to how a depo question's response will work in a courtroom as they pay to the substance of the response itself.
Topics: Anatomy of a Case
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Decatur, GA — Trial is opening Monday morning over a fatal, multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer, with Courtroom View Network streaming proceedings gavel-to-gavel. Freeman, et al. v. Ace American Insurance Co., et al., 17A62825.
