The most persuasive evidence can often come through the properly framed testimony of an opposing party’s witnesses. In openings of a wrongful death SUV crash case against the city of Redlands, California, William Shapiro successfully cast municipal employee testimony as key proof of liability, securing a seven-figure verdict in the process.
In medical malpractice trials, lawyers must walk a fine line between giving jurors enough information to understand the terminology that’s key to the case, while not overwhelming, or worse, boring them. As part of a wide-ranging interview with CVN, Searcy Denney’s Ed Ricci and Matt Schwencke discussed their approach to med mal trials, including their multimedia-supported education of jurors that set up a $4.9 million verdict for a man that lost his leg after being treated for a blood clot.
Florida Fourth Circuit Court Judge Bruce Anderson and attorney Matthew Kachergus appearing over the Zoom video platform during what is believed to be the nation's first fully remote civil jury trial to reach a binding verdict.
Jacksonville, FL— Jurors Monday awarded more than $354,000 to a Florida woman for the beating she suffered at the hands of a Jacksonville strip club’s bouncers, handing down what is believed to be the nation’s first binding verdict in a fully remote, state court civil jury trial.
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Jacksonville, FL— Jury selection began over video conference Thursday in a damages-only battery case against a Florida strip, moving one step closer to what’s believed will be the nation’s first fully remote jury trial with a binding verdict. Griffin v. Albanese Enterprise, Inc.
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Editor's Note: To protect jurors' identities, trial video will be uploaded and available on demand as soon as possible after each session.
Jacksonville, FL— Jury selection begins in Florida this week for what is believed to be the nation’s first, fully remote civil jury trial intended to produce a binding verdict, with Courtroom View Network streaming the proceedings.
