In openings at trial against Amazon Logistics and a delivery partner over a delivery van crash that injured a child, Michael Goldberg tells jurors that Amazon "control" over the partner equals responsibility as an employer. Subscribers, click here to see a playlist on the issue. 

Earlier this month, a Georgia jury handed down a $16.2 million verdict at trial against Amazon Logistics for the injuries a child suffered in a collision with a delivery van. The proceeding is believed to be among the first in the nation to address the company's potential liability as an employer for the conduct of its delivery partners' drivers. And now CVN subscribers can watch editor-curated trial video breaking out two key issues in the case — employment relationship and negligent training — newly added to our playlist library.

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Lawrenceville, GA— Jurors Thursday handed down a $16.2 million verdict at trial against Amazon Logistics and a service partner over the injuries a Georgia child suffered when he was run over by a delivery van. Bradfield v. Amazon Logistics, et al., 22-C-07003-S7. 

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Lawrenceville, GA— Jurors Monday previewed evidence surrounding a 2022 Amazon delivery van collision that severely injured a Georgia child, as trial opened against Amazon Logistics and its delivery partner. Bradfield v. Amazon Logistics, et al., 22-C-07003-S7.

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Sometimes the most powerful points in closing arguments come not from statements prepared well in advance, but from rhetorical counterpunches to what opposing counsel just said. In a recent, special edition of Trial Technique Spotlight, noted trial consultant Shane Read details how Arash Homampour’s blistering response to opposing counsel's closing argument helped set up a $36-million-plus award for a fatal motorcycle crash.