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West Palm Beach FL—A South Florida hair salon owner has incurable colon cancer because of a doctor’s hurried colonoscopy, an attorney said as trial began against the doctor Thursday.Kazandjian v. Vastola, et al., 2015CA005637.
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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Florida, Kazandjian v. Vastola
In mild traumatic brain injury cases, jurors may not be able to see the outward symptoms of a plaintiff's brain damage immediately. Because of that, it’s critical for a plaintiff’s attorney to lay the groundwork for a significant damage request by conveying the severity of the injury in the first moments of an opening statement. In Wicker v. American Family Insurance, Cash, Krugler & Fredericks’ Alwyn Fredericks combined visual aids and clear analogies during his opening to set up a seven-figure verdict in his client’s 2015 trial.
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Topics: Court Video, Georgia, Transportation, Wicker v. American Family Insurance, Traumatic Brain Injury
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Fort Lauderdale, FL—R.J. Reynolds was slapped with a $4 million verdict Friday for the role it played in the cancer death of a Florida smoker.Thomas v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CV-036432(19).
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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Thomas v. R.J. Reynolds
In a medical malpractice trial, a defense attorney often faces a difficult hurdle convincing jurors to look beyond the tragic, emotionally-charged circumstances surrounding a case in order to evaluate a doctor's care. In Graham v. Hendrix, Downey & Cleveland’s W. Curtis Anderson delivered an opening that keyed a defense win in an 8-figure suit against Wellstar Health System and one of its physicians.
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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Graham v. Hendrix
