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Topics: Asbestos, California, product liability, Talc
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.
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Topics: Products Liability, Washington, Dinh, et al. v. Ride the Ducks, et al.
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Update: Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed her claims without prejudice under O.C.G.A. 9-11-41.
Decatur, GA— Trial is scheduled to begin next week against a Georgia doctor accused of delivering an epidural injection a patient claims has left her with lifelong nerve damage. Barlow v. Ford, et al., 16A61806.
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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, healthcare, Barlow v. Ford
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Quincy, FL— A Florida jury Thursday handed down a $400,000 verdict against R.J. Reynolds for its role in a smoker’s lung cancer death, but apportioned the lion’s share of responsibility to the smoker himself, which will likely slash the award. Russ v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000931.
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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Russ v. R.J. Reynolds
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Fort Lauderdale, FL— Jurors Wednesday handed down a $24.5 million award against a team of doctors for the death of a Florida woman hours after childbirth. Vargas-Chavez, et al. v. Gonzalez-Garcia, et al., CACE18001011.
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