Wrongful death damages trials often turn a magnifying glass toward key moments of a decedent’s life, both positive and negative, when asking a jury to weigh the value of that life's loss. And in the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, nationally renowned trial consultant Shane Read analyzes how an Arash Homampour closing argument powerfully acknowledged the negative moments of one man’s life, while also emphasizing its value, with all its imperfections, setting up a blockbuster verdict. 

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Santa Fe, NM— Jurors Thursday cleared R.J. Reynolds and a pair of retail chains of responsibility for the death of a New Mexico man who had smoked for decades. Youngers (Archuleta) v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., D-101-CV-2020-01693. 

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Decatur, GA— A trucking company’s insurer agreed to a $10 million settlement for a deadly 2016 crash involving a big rig, as jurors deliberated in trial over the case earlier this month, attorneys for one of the plaintiffs told CVN. Freeman, et al. v. ACE American Insurance Co., et al., 17A62825.

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Clearwater, FL— Attorneys Wednesday debated the circumstances surrounding the death of a Florida woman days after she underwent a hysterectomy, as trial opened against the hospital that treated her. Silveira v. Bayfront HMA Medical Center, 17-001586-CI. 

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Marietta, GA— Attorneys Tuesday debated what caused a golf car rollover crash that seriously injured a Georgia child, as trial opened against the vehicle’s maker, Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America. Hall v. Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, 20-A-1696.