Mark Lanier's damages road map is part of one of CVN's new playlists on demonstratives in closings. Check out the entire Playlist Library here. 

A creative demonstrative can be a powerful tool to bolster a damages argument and memorably summarize the fallout from an injury at the heart of a case. And in a headline-grabbing talc trial, Mark Lanier took jurors along a damages “road map” that ultimately led to a massive trial verdict. 

Shane Read discusses how Sean Claggett undercut defense arguments to win a massive verdict in a deadly crash case. You can watch the full trial here. 

Powerfully countering your opposing parties’ arguments is a critical portion of any opening statement. And in the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the nation’s preeminent trial consultants, details how Claggett & Sykes' Sean Claggett undercut a defendant waste management company’s contentions about a deadly collision, setting up a blockbuster verdict. 

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Miami, FL— Jurors last week cleared Philip Morris of responsibility for the laryngeal cancer a Florida woman developed after years of smoking the company’s "Virginia Slims" cigarettes. Santana v. Philip Morris. 

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CVN has covered a wide range of trials from coast to coast over the last few months: from a California med mal, birth injury claim to a Florida ovarian cancer, talc case involving Johnson & Johnson. Watch a few key moments from these headline-making trials. 

Because demonstratives can be such a powerful aid to a case in openings, effectively undercutting an opposing party's demonstratives can be critical in persuasively introducing your own case. And in the latest episode of CVN’s Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the country’s leading trial consultants, discusses how Thomas Klein blunted plaintiffs' crash-related animation to help clear Nissan in an auto airbag trial.