A winning defense in talc trials often hinges on how well an attorney can counter plaintiff’s causation arguments. At trial over the ovarian cancer a woman claims was caused by Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based Baby Powder, Allison Brown’s strong closing cleared the company of liability where billions of dollars were on the line. 

Our Engle cards, spotlighting some of the best attorneys in Florida’s ongoing tobacco litigation, have been a CVN tradition that dates back to 2011. It’s a different way to track some of the major cases and statistics across more than a decade of courtroom battles spun from a decertified class action against the nation’s cigarette makers. This week’s Engle card features James Gustafson, whose Engle trial record puts him among the litigation’s preeminent attorneys.

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Our Engle card series continues, spotlighting some of the best attorneys across more than a decade of Florida’s “Engle progeny” tobacco litigation. That litigation includes thousands of cases spun from a class action against the nation's tobacco companies, which was ultimately decertified by the state’s supreme court. This week we feature Frank Bayuk, a leading Engle vet who has cleared R.J. Reynolds in more than a half-dozen Engle trials CVN has covered. 

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With unprecedented court closures now entering their third month, many of you have been using that time to study some of the biggest trials and best attorneys we have covered. Our 10 most-watched trials over the last several weeks include a slate of headline-grabbing product liability cases, as well as a blockbuster truck crash case.

Our Engle cards track the CVN trial stats of some of the best attorneys on both sides of Florida’s unique tobacco litigation. "Engle prodigy" cases, as they're widely known, include thousands of claims spun off from a decertified class action against the nation's tobacco companies, with the first Engle prodigy trial dating back to 2008.  This week, we're featuring Scott Schlesinger, an attorney whose Engle resume includes a half-dozen eight-figure-plus verdicts across a decade of trials.