Risk-benefit analysis is a common defense in medical malpractice cases, with the defense often concentrating on the low likelihood of potential complications to justify a doctor’s decisions. During cross-examination of a seven-figure med mal trial, however, Cale Conley used humor and a hypothetical alligator in an elevator to upend a risk-benefit contention.
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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Scoggins v. Smith
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Jacksonville, FL— Jurors handed down a $2.5 million verdict Thursday against Philip Morris for the role they found the company played in a 41-year-old smoker’s cancer death, but awarded no punitives after a second phase of trial Friday afternoon. Cuddihee v. Philip Morris, 2008CA000398.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Cuddihee v. Philip Morris
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1/18/20 Update: Parties settled the case. Terms of the resolution were not immediately available.
Decatur, GA— Trial is set to begin next week over a two-car crash that a Georgia man says left him with long-term neck and back injuries. Simon v. Chever, 17A64552.
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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Simon v. Chever
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Miami, FL— Defective cigarette design hooked a former law enforcement officer to cigarettes and ultimately cost him his voice box, an attorney for the man said as trial opened against Philip Morris. Principe v. Philip Morris, 2017-CA-025772.
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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Principe v. Philip Morris
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Miami, FL— Jurors heard arguments last week over what caused the cancer death of a World War II vet who smoked for more than half a century, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds. Yount v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007CA030346.
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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Yount v. R.J. Reynolds
