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Trial Begins in Former FedEx Employee’s Whistleblower Retaliation Lawsuit

Posted by David Siegel on Sep 20, 2017 9:26:25 AM

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Topics: Employment Law

Robert Monyak Details 2 "Worlds" in Closings That Help Clear Doc in Trial Over Vacuum-Assisted Birth |VIDEO|

Posted by Courtroom View Network on Sep 19, 2017 5:35:57 PM

 

Using an analogy to paint your opponent’s case in simple, stark contrast to your own can serve as a powerful introduction to a closing argument. In closings of a malpractice trial against a physician accused of negligence during a vacuum-assisted childbirth, Robert Monyak cleared his client by vividly detailing two conflicting “worlds” he believed the jurors saw. Cantrell v. Moore, 13-A-49232. 

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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Cantrell v. Moore

Keith Puya's Closing Argument Helps Clear Doctor in Trial Over Patient's Terminal Colon Cancer |VIDEO|

Posted by Courtroom View Network on Sep 15, 2017 3:52:31 PM

 


In closings at trial of a South Florida doctor accused of negligence that led to a patient's colon cancer, Keith Puya used the plaintiff's own arguments on cancer growth rates to help seal a defense win. Kazandjian v. Vastola, et al., 2015CA005637. 

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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Florida, Kazandjian v. Vastola

Mistrial Dashes Punitive Proceedings Over RJR's Role in Trucker's Smoking-Related Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 7, 2017 9:50:20 AM

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Miami—A Florida State Court judge last week declared a mistrial in punitive proceedings against R.J. Reynolds for the role it played in the fatal respiratory disease of a Florida long-haul trucker.Hardin v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-46973.

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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Hardin v. R.J. Reynolds

Trial Judge Overturns 6-Figure Award in Stock Fraud Trial, Plaintiffs Appeal

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 7, 2017 9:49:08 AM

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West Palm Beach, FL—A Florida couple has appealed a trial judge's order last month wiping out their six-figure verdict in a stock fraud trial after the judge concluded the award lacked evidence to support it. Soffin v. Clean Coal Technologies, et al., 2010CA028706. 

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Topics: Securities, Florida, Soffin v. Clean Coal Technologies Inc., et al.