In a trial's battle of the experts, how a medical expert presents testimony can be crucial in building credibility and connecting with a jury. And in the latest episode of Medical Testimony Master Class, Burton Bentley, II, M.D.  highlights how a prominent medical expert’s explanation of his approach with patients was a powerful presentation technique in testimony that helped clear a California doctor in a $120 million medical negligence and battery trial. 

Atlanta, GA— Jurors cleared a Georgia physician earlier this month of liability for the devastating complications a child suffered as a result of severe pancreatitis. Cline v. Patel, 20EV000104. 

A powerful cross-exam of your opposing party’s key expert can be pivotal in your case, especially when a trial comes down to the proverbial battle of the experts. In the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the nation’s foremost trial presentation experts, discusses a framework that can be used to structure a powerful cross-exam. And he highlights how Elizabeth O’Neill adeptly used an element in that framework when cross-examining an asbestos expert, en route to securing a defense verdict in a mesothelioma trial. 

Fort Lauderdale, FL— Jurors Monday heard competing narratives surrounding what drove a Florida woman to smoke for decades, as trial over her cancer death opened against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies. Neff v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2007-CV-036745.

Canton, GA— Jurors awarded $1.2 million last week for the injuries a Georgia lawyer suffered in a 2016 rear-end collision. Watson v. Blackburn, 18SC-0380-MH-S4.