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Kenneth Reilly Brings a Slate of Engle Tobacco Trial Firsts to This Week's Card Spotlight

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 18, 2020 2:31:37 PM

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida

Engle Card Spotlight: Gary Paige & His $500M+ in Tobacco Trial Verdicts

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 9, 2020 10:00:00 AM

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CVN cameras have covered more than 200 of Florida’s Engle progeny proceedings since the litigation, spun from a massive, decertified class action against U.S. tobacco companies, began more than a decade ago. Our Engle cards are our way of honoring the attorneys who’ve left the biggest impact in the litigation. This week’s card features Gary Paige, whose blockbuster record since the litigation’s earliest days have made him one of Engle’s premier trial lawyers. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida

|VIDEO| How Steve Vartazarian's Closing Sealed $11M Verdict in Truck Crash Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 4, 2020 12:48:17 PM


Arguments on non-economic damages can turn into a veritable courtroom minefield for plaintiffs’ attorneys. An overly aggressive request can alienate a jury, while not being specific enough risks jurors undervaluing the case.  At trial over a fatal truck collision, however, The Vartazarian Law Firm’s Steve Vartazarian delivered a masterful argument on non-economic damages to secure an eight-figure verdict. 

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Topics: Transportation, California, Trucking, garcia v. tri-modal

Ursula Henninger Notched a 5-Trial Winning Streak to Earn Her Engle Card Feature

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 3, 2020 1:39:27 PM

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida

|VIDEO| The Allison Brown Closing That Helped Clear J&J in $5B+ Talc Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 28, 2020 1:32:58 PM


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. 

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Topics: Products Liability, Missouri, Talc, forrest v. johnson & johnson