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The holidays: a time for friends and family, not to mention TVs filled with football and festive films. But if you need a quick break from the gridiron and garland on the big screen, CVN has you covered with a collection of key, verdict-turning trial highlights.

During closings of trial against a trucking company blamed for a crash that injured a Georgia motorcyclist, Michael Goldberg and Eric Rogers teamed for a powerful argument on pain and loss that delivered an $8 million verdict on about $171,000 in claimed economic damages.

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Miami, FL— A Florida state court judge Wednesday declared a mistrial in a case against Philip Morris after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on whether the company was responsible for a Florida man’s respiratory disease and death. Garcia v. Philip Morris, 2007-CA-045267. 

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With the vast majority of cases settling before verdict, settlement strategy is often more crucial than trial strategy when securing the best outcome for a client. But while attorneys spend hundreds of hours prepping for trial, they commonly fail to capitalize on pre-mediation opportunities. It’s a mistake that can hamstring them throughout the mediation process, one of the industry’s leading mediators told CVN.