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Every summer kids look forward to the pool opening, teachers look forward to a few months of peace, and trial attorneys who want to improve their skills with a virtual front row seat to civil jury trials in courtrooms across the country look forward to the return of Courtroom View Network’s annual Summer Special discount offer.
CVN’s Summer Special offers a whopping 40 percent discount off an annual subscription* to our online trial video library, by far the most accessible rate offered during the calendar year for a convenient, modern alternative for any attorney still “driving down to the courthouse” to see real trial pros in action. Use the code 40OFFSUMMER to get unlimited on-demand access to the world’s only video collection of gavel-to-gavel civil trials ranging from major national bellwethers to slip-and-falls, auto negligence cases, bad faith insurance cases, medical malpractice, premises liability and more, featuring ace attorneys on both sides.
CVN is the only news gathering organization around exclusively focused on gavel-to-gavel coverage of civil jury trials. For a rate that clocks in well below subscription costs for many other legal or industry-specific news services (with the Summer Special discount pushing that rate below even some home entertainment streaming platforms) any trial attorney, from new members of the bar fresh from law school, to grizzled solo practitioners, to partners and associates at white shoe defense firms, to small local plaintiff firms, and national powerhouses with highway billboards, all benefit from seeing the best of the best in action.
Who are the best of the best? CVN subscribers can watch every nuance of opening and closing statements and cross-examinations from plaintiff and defense legends like Mark Lanier, Brian Panish, Keith Mitnik, "Duke" DeHaas, Nick Rowley, Sean Claggett, Zoe Littlepage, Dana Fox, Julia Romano, Charla Aldous and hundreds more. Unlike many news organizations, CVN commits to gavel-to-gavel trial coverage, so besides watching attorneys practicing at the highest level before real juries, subscribers also get to see top-shelf expert witnesses live on the stand battling opposing counsel under tough cross-examination.
Besides just the trial video, most CVN coverage also includes time-synced digital images of exhibits and demonstratives, which lets subscribers immerse themselves in the visual storytelling elements that sometimes make the difference in a jury trial.
Along with hundreds of trials from state courts across the country, CVN subscribers also get access to expert analysis breaking down the nuts and bolts of a jury win, curated playlists highlighting the critical parts of lengthy trials, and webinars offering key insights into how the nation’s best attorneys deliver make-or-break jury verdicts for both plaintiffs and defendants.
Below are just some of the trials CVN covered since the start of the year that new subscribers get instant access to. CVN adds fresh trials to our archive nearly every week, so a subscription constantly grows in value. You’re not just signing up for the hundreds of trials we have in the archive currently: you also get post-verdict access to all of the trials CVN will cover moving forward. Want a look at some of the trials CVN covered before 2026? Check out our popular annual “Top 10 Most Impressive Verdicts” lists for both plaintiff and defense attorneys.
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Historic social media bellwether trial ending in a $375M plaintiff verdict
CVN screenshot of plaintiff attorney Donald Migliori of Motley Rice
In March a New Mexico state court jury delivered a ground-shaking $375 million verdict against Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta in a lawsuit alleging the social media platform endangered children.
Numerous local and national media broadcast outlets covered highlights of the trial, like the never-before-seen deposition testimony of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the in-person trial testimony of Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, and the opening and closing statements by the attorneys. However only CVN, serving as the designated media pool provider for the trial, remained on-site for the duration of the nearly two-month proceeding capturing the moments that didn’t make headlines but played a key role in the trial’s outcome.
$81M verdict in wrongful death retrial after initial defense verdict
CVN screenshot of plaintiff attorney Sean Claggett of Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers
A Utah state court jury delivered a record $81 million verdict in March for the family and friends of a child struck and killed by a truck in a crosswalk after an initial trial ended in a defense verdict.
The jury returned its verdict on March 13 in a trial that began on March 2. They found that Rusty Cope, a driver for Allied Building Products, is responsible for the 2018 death of Michael Madsen. Madsen’s family accused Allied of hiring a dangerously inexperienced driver with a checkered safety record who sped into a crosswalk, however the defense argued Madsen ran in front of the truck.
Attorney Sean Claggett of Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, who represented the Madsen family, told CVN after the trial the verdict far exceeds the defense’s $1 million settlement offer made just prior to closing arguments and noted the verdict helped cement an eventual undisclosed settlement that will preclude any appeals.
Hitachi defeats $45M products case over nail accidentally fired into worker's brain
CVN screenshot of defense attorney Frank Hosley of Bowman & Brooke LLP
A California state court jury delivered a defense verdict last January in a long-running products liability trial clearing Hitachi of all responsibility for a construction worker’s serious injuries, after a high-powered nail gun accidentally fired a nail into his brain
The San Bernardino County jury returned their verdict two days after hearing closing statements in a trial that began last November. They rejected arguments made on behalf of plaintiff Justino Montiel that the Hitachi NR83A nail gun had a dangerous design defect due to lacking a “sequential trigger” that would only allow a single nail to fire after a discrete individual trigger pull.
Defense verdict in $26.6M case over fatal bowel obstruction
CVN screenshot of defense attorney Katherine Corcoran of Broening Oberg Woods & Wilson PC
An Arizona state court jury returned a defense verdict last April in a medical malpractice lawsuit claiming the alleged failure of a gastroenterologist treating patients at a Banner Health hospital to diagnose a bowel obstruction caused a middle-aged man’s death.
The Maricopa County jury returned their verdict the day after hearing closing arguments in a trial that began on March 24. The family of decedent Johnny Ballard sought roughly $26.6 million in damages for his 2019 death, claiming Dr. Krishdeep Chadha should have ordered a CT scan with contrast dye to rule out an obstruction after Ballard was hospitalized with severe stomach pain.
Ballard’s attorneys maintained the decision to rely on a CT scan without contrast dye and to treat his worsening pain with heavy opiates fell below the standard of care, but Dr. Chadha’s attorneys successfully argued Ballard suffered from a rare complication of gastric bypass surgery called a volvulus that is extremely difficult to diagnose, and that without the benefit of hindsight Dr. Chadha acted properly based on the information available at the time.
$33M verdict against school bus driver who ran a red light
CVN screenshot of plaintiff attorney Jonathan Marko of Marko Law
A Michigan state court jury awarded roughly $33 million in May to a man who suffered brain and back injuries after a school bus driver ran a red light and t-boned his truck.
The Oakland County jury returned their verdict in a damages trial that got underway on May 6. A pre-trial ruling found defendant First Student Inc., one of the largest student transport companies in the United States, liable for the 2024 collision that plaintiff Brian Iminski claimed left him with debilitating injuries, tasking jurors solely with determining what amount of damages, if any, his alleged injuries warranted.
Iminski’s attorney, Jonathan Marko of Marko Law PLLC, told CVN after the trial the verdict far exceeds a pre-trial $750K settlement offer from the defense in addition to his own $10 million settlement demand, and that under Michigan law the defense will be responsible for attorney fees and costs.
$2.25 million verdict awarded to family of teenager killed in tractor-trailer crash
CVN screenshot of plaintiff attorney Joseph Fried of Fried Goldberg LLC
In February a Virginia state court jury handed down a $2.25 million verdict after finding a trucking company and one of its drivers responsible for the crash that killed a teenager.
The crash occurred after the truck’s driver parked his big rig in the right lane of Jefferson Avenue in Newport News, Virginia, and entered a local fast food restaurant. The decedent’s family contends the defendants are responsible for the wreck by blocking the lane of travel and creating a deadly hazard.
At the time of the wreck, the decedent was a passenger in a car driven by another minor, then 16. As their car approached the big rig, it struck two other vehicles before careening into the tractor-trailer. Defendants conceded the big rig was improperly parked, but contend it did not cause the wreck, turning much of the the focus of the trial to causation.
Defense verdict in $100M Wrongful Death Case Against LAPD Officer
CVN screenshot of defense attorney Christian Richard Bojorquez of the LA City Attorney's Office
A California state court jury delivered a defense verdict last May in a high-stakes civil trial accusing an LAPD officer of accidentally killing a 14-year-old girl in a department store while responding to calls about a man attacking customers with a heavy bike lock.
The Los Angeles County jury determined 9-3 that Officer William Dorsey Jones Jr., who still works as a police officer, was not responsible for the death of Valentina Orellana-Peralta in a store dressing room in 2021. Orellana-Peralta’s attorneys accused Jones of recklessly discharging his weapon and firing a stray bullet through a wall while responding to a a 911 call from store employees, but the LAPD successfully argued Jones had to make a life-or-death split-second decision under pressure that few civilians could understand.
$3.4M plaintiff verdict in long-running casino slip-and-fall case
CVN screenshot of plaintiff attorney Ramzy Ladah of Ladah Injury & Car Accident Lawyers Las Vegas
A Nevada state court jury returned a roughly $3.4 million verdict last April in a long-running premises liability lawsuit filed by a man claiming he slipped and injured himself on a casino’s wet marble floor.
The Clark County jury found Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino partially responsible for injuries plaintiff Jesse Lozano suffered in 2018, when he claims a slip on a spilled drink that went unnoticed by casino staff left him with serious back injuries requiring millions of dollars in medical treatment. However the casino argued insufficient evidence existed to prove what Lozano actually slipped on and suggested the liquid on the ground could have come from a beer in Lozano's hand or a flask in his back pocket.
Defense verdict in critical bellwether trial involving Johnson & Johnson’s cosmetic talc products
CVN screenshot of defense attorney Shaila Diwan of Kirkland & Ellis LLP
A California state court jury delivered a major win for Johnson & Johnson in June at a bellwether trial over claims the company’s popular talc-based Baby Powder contained asbestos.
The Los Angeles County jury returned their verdict on June 5 following a lengthy trial that began in late April. The verdict comes on the heels of a $40 million plaintiff win in a similar trial last year before the same judge, potentially setting the stage for a third clash later this year over claims asbestos supposedly present in Johnson’s Baby Powder caused women to develop ovarian cancer.
Ten out of 12 jurors agreed with J&J’s claim that their products never contained asbestos and that plaintiff arguments linking talc exposure to ovarian cancer are based on fundamentally flawed science despite allegations that the company knew for years its talc-based cosmetic products contained asbestos and supposedly withheld the information from consumers.
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