The Bell Law Firm's Lloyd Bell in closing arguments. 

Lawrenceville, GA— Jurors Tuesday handed down an $18.3 million verdict against two physicians for the ultimately fatal heart attack a Georgia man suffered after undergoing surgery. Yarbrough v. Cardiovascular Group P.C., et al., 20-C-02832-S4. 

Shane Read analyzes how the use of a deposition clip in openings led to a $495 million verdict in a bellwether baby formula case. 

Sometimes the most compelling testimony at trial can come from a deposition. And turning a spotlight on that testimony during openings helps lay the critical early groundwork for a winning verdict. In the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the nation’s foremost trial and jury consultants, analyzes how Jake Plattenberger's opening in a bellwether baby formula trial masterfully highlighted a researcher’s pushback to deposition questions, setting up a blockbuster verdict.

Attorneys' openings, from left to right: Lloyd Bell, Paul Reynolds, Trisha Godsey. 

Lawrenceville, GA— Attorneys Tuesday debated who was responsible for the heart attack-related death of a Georgia man, as trial opened against two of his doctors. Yarbrough v. Cardiovascular Group P.C., et al., 20-C-02832-S4. 

Credibility is a cornerstone to winning any jury trial, and building that credibility from a trial’s opening moments is crucial. In the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the nation’s leading trial and jury consultants, details the “brutally honest” opening The Weathington Firm’s Paul Weathington gave to build credibility with jurors and ultimately clear his physician client in a $75 million medical malpractice trial. 

Jacksonville, FL— Jurors last week issued a $2.5 million punitive verdict against a Florida man for his role in the crash-related death of a 21-year-old woman, bringing the total award in the case to $12.8 million. Behr v. Cerda, 2023-CA-001097.