Taylor, Bean & Whitaker former general counsel, Jeffery Cavender, engages in a heated exchange on cross exam over provisions of an agreement between the company and Colonial Bancgroup.

Miami—As the $5.5 billion accounting negligence trial against PricewaterhouseCoopers entered its third week Monday, the former general counsel of failed mortgage giant Taylor, Bean & Whitaker wrapped up two days of testimony over agreements that led to the company’s collapse, and caused one of the biggest bank failures of the Great Recession era.  Taylor Bean & Whitaker Plan Trust v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 2013-033964-CA-01.

Michael Goldberg delivers his closing rebuttal for Ehsan Khan, who suffered permanent brain damage in a tractor trailer collision. Jurors Wednesday awarded $20 million in the case. 

Marietta, GA—A Cobb County State Court jury awarded $20 million Wednesday afternoon for the catastrophic brain injury a Pakistani immigrant suffered in a 2013 collision with a tractor trailer.  Khan v. Moore Freight Service Inc., et al., 14A-27627. 

Roger Harris delivers his opening statement on behalf of Moore Freight at trial over brain damage suffered by Ehsan Khan in a 2013 tractor trailer collision. 

Marietta, GA—Attorneys for a Pakistani immigrant who suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a tractor trailer collision asked jurors for nearly $25 million Monday, as trial opened against the trucking firm and driver responsible for the wreck. Khan v. Moore Freight Service Inc., et al., 14A-27627. 

Daniel Smith delivers his opening statement at trial against Waste Services of Florida, whose 15-ton truck struck bicyclist, Thomas Truong, severely injuring him. 

Orlando, FL—A host of driver errors caused a 15-ton truck to hit a bicyclist, severely injuring him and putting the future of one of his legs in jeopardy, lawyers for the cyclist claimed as trial opened Tuesday against the truck driver and waste company that employed him. Truong v. Waste Services of Florida, 2013-CA-00353.

Henry Green delivers his closing argument for the Dr. Michael Vick. Jurors cleared Vick and Dr. Paul Zolty of negligence in the treatment of Kenneth Harper. 

Atlanta—Jurors Thursday cleared two doctors of liability for the death of a hospital patient who went into cardiac arrest hours after being seen by the doctors for severe swelling in his neck. Harper v. Vick, 08EV005552.