September’s Feature Trial on CVN — available gavel-to-gavel and on demand to all of our FREE CVN account members — saw Ford Motor Co. prevail in a product liability trial over a deadly South Florida crash.

August’s Feature Trial on CVN — available gavel-to-gavel and on demand to all of our FREE CVN account members — wrapped with a major verdict for injuries a California woman suffered on a city bus.

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While medical testimony can be crucial in winning a trial’s “battle of the experts,” the decisions made before trial begins set the stage for winning that battle. Even the most experienced attorneys walk a veritable pre-trial minefield when choosing the best expert from typical referral sources, while managing witness costs and schedules drains a practice’s time and resources.

CVN’s Feature Trial for July — available on demand to all of our FREE CVN accounts — ended with a multi-million-dollar award to a Georgia woman whose car was rear-ended by an ambulance. 

A vivid analogy can be a powerful way for a jury to connect with an argument. In the punitive phase of a 2019 trial against the nation’s two biggest tobacco companies for the death of a Florida smoker, Jonathan Gdanski outlines a hypothetical teacher-student discussion to drive home the point of civil punishment, and helps deliver an 8-figure verdict in the case.