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Philip Morris Prevails in New Mexico Trial Over Long-Time Marlboro Smoker's Lung Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 26, 2024 1:05:12 PM

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Los Lunas, NM — A New Mexico state court jury last week cleared Philip Morris and a regional grocery chain of responsibility for the cancer death of a 59-year-old woman who had smoked the tobacco giant’s cigarettes for much of her life. Johnson v. Philip Morris and Allsup’s Convenience Stores, Inc., D-1314-CV-2019-00897. 

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Topics: tobacco, New Mexico, Johnson v. Philip Morris

|WATCH| Trial Consultant Explains How Jeb Butler's Closing on the Value of Life Helped Win a Blockbuster Verdict

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 4, 2024 2:41:46 PM


Powerfully framing the value of life is crucial when plaintiff’s attorneys tell the damages story of a wrongful death case. And in the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, renowned trial consultant Shane Read details how Jeb Butler vividly explained the value of life in a closing that helped win a $150 million verdict at trial over the death of a Georgia toddler. 

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Topics: Georgia, Walden v. Chrysler Group LLC, Trial Technique Spotlight

|VIDEO| Highlights From Four Recent, Must-Watch Trials

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 26, 2023 10:02:50 AM

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CVN has covered a wide range of big-ticket proceedings across the country over the last several weeks, including a blockbuster case against Monsanto, a Massachusetts trial win for R.J. Reynolds, and more. As we close out 2023, take a look back at highlights of some of our recent trial coverage. 

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R.J. Reynolds Cleared in Trial Over Massachusetts Man's Bladder Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 18, 2023 1:39:29 PM

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Woburn, MA— R.J. Reynolds and a grocery chain prevailed last week at trial over the bladder cancer a Massachusetts man claims was caused by decades of smoking. Gallagher v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., 2281CV03347. 

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Topics: tobacco, product liability, Massachusetts, Gallagher v. R.J. Reynolds

$16.6M+ Verdict at Trial Over Big Rig Crash That Left Georgia Man With TBI

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 15, 2023 3:09:37 PM

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Decatur, GA— Jurors Thursday handed down a $16.66 million verdict against a trucking company and found it 60 percent responsible for the 2021 crash that left a Georgia man with a traumatic brain injury.  Dalal v. Brown Trucking Company, 21A04356. 

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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Trucking, Dalal v. Brown Trucking Company