Video: Karen Koehler delivers her opening statement in the role of a duck boat captain during trial over a boat crash that left five people dead and dozens injured. 

Delivering a compelling opening can be a challenge in product liability trials, where equipment specifications and similarly dry material are often central to a case. However, in openings at trial over a fatal duck boat crash, Karen Koehler artfully channeled a duck boat captain to detail her case and set the foundation for a nine-figure verdict.

Key minutes of Pete Law's closing arguments at trial over an apartment explosion that burned more than half of a man's body. Watch the full trial on demand for a limited time, with a free CVN account. 

CVN is proud to introduce an exciting new feature: on-demand access to an editor-selected trial from our unrivaled video archive is now included with all of our FREE CVN accounts.

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Each month, CVN’s hottest-trials list highlights the most-watched and discussed trials from our video archive of hundreds of cases around the country. Our hottest trials in February include recent high-stakes trials as well as a slate of blockbuster cases that continue to resonate long after the juries delivered their verdicts.

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CVN's on-demand video library includes hundreds of high-stakes trials featuring the best attorneys across the country. But each month some of those trials stand out from the rest, based on interest and discussion surrounding them. Below are 10 of January's most-watched, most discussed trials from the CVN library. 

Over the past several months, CVN has introduced an array of powerful new tools and features to help you get the most from our courtroom video library. Today, we detail one of our most important new upgrades, our video player, and highlight the most efficient ways to customize the player and quickly find the content you’re looking for.