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Boston, MA— Jurors Friday cleared the nation’s two largest tobacco companies of fault in the cancer death of a Massachusetts man. Main v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, 1684CV03883. 

For more than a decade, Florida’s Engle progeny tobacco litigation has featured some of the top lawyers in the country. 

The cases are among thousands that stem from a Florida class action suit that the state’s supreme court ultimately decertified, allowing individual plaintiffs to recover against the nation's tobacco companies if they can prove the smokers in their cases suffered from nicotine addiction that caused a smoking-related disease.

The ongoing nature of the litigation has finely honed the courtroom skills of its attorneys, with CVN’s unrivaled Engle coverage capturing veritable master classes of trial work. It’s one reason why we honor the best Engle attorneys each year. 

And this year’s Engle Defense Attorney honoree went undefeated in a pair of high-stakes cases.

Lawrenceville, GA— A Georgia jury Thursday handed down an $8.6 million verdict for the 2017 fall that killed a stuntman on the set of The Walking Dead. Bernecker v. Stalwart Films LLC, et al., 18-C-00435. 

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It’s a nightmare faced by far too many lawyers: you spend weeks preparing for a key pre-trial meeting or a critical deposition, only to have it scuttled by last-minute teleconference tech glitches, made even worse as you try to navigate a maze of limited support. 

It’s why legal professionals are increasingly turning to teleconference rooms featuring concierge-level support, says a representative at one of the nation’s top providers.