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In-Person Trial Over Child’s Near-Drowning In Howard Johnson Hot Tub Begins, CVN To Webcast Gavel-to-Gavel

Posted by David Siegel on Apr 13, 2021 3:30:37 PM

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Topics: Negligence, Traumatic Brain Injury, California

BREAKING: Nevada Jury Awards $29.5M Following In-Person Trial Over EMT Company's Allegedly Negligent Treatment Of Severe Peanut Allergy

Posted by David Siegel on Apr 9, 2021 2:15:24 PM

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Topics: healthcare, Nevada

Trial to Begin Against FedEx Over Fatal Crash | CVN to Stream Proceedings

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Apr 8, 2021 1:21:58 PM

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Jacksonville, FL— Jury selection is underway this week in a trial against FedEx Ground Package System and others over a 2017 Florida crash that killed an 18-year-old woman and injured her two passengers.  Marcus, et al. v. NKM Transportation, et al., 2018-CA-004903. 

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Topics: Marcus, et al. v. NKM Transportation, et al.

Philip Morris Prevails in First In-Person, Florida State Court Tobacco Trial Since COVID-19 Shutdown

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Apr 7, 2021 5:56:25 PM

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Update: This article has been updated from an earlier version to reflect the jury verdict in favor of Philip Morris.

Miami, FL — Jurors late last week cleared Philip Morris of responsibility for the stroke a long-time smoker suffered, concluding Florida's first in-person, state court tobacco trial since the coronavirus pandemic emptied jury boxes a year ago. Olsen v. Philip Morris, 2017-CA-017150. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Olsen v. Philip Morris

|VIDEO| Karen Koehler & Trial Pro Panel Break Down How a Surprising Opening POV Set Up a Blockbuster Crash Case Verdict

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Apr 7, 2021 12:32:15 PM


Delivering an opening statement from an unusual point of view can be a powerful way to grab jurors’ attention and pull them into the narrative of a case. In a recent webinar with an all-star panel of trial pros, Karen Koehler detailed her approach to creative openings, including how one eye-popping opening statement set up a $123 million verdict at trial over a crash that killed five and injured dozens.

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Topics: Washington, Dinh, et al. v. Ride the Ducks, et al., CVN Discovery