CVN cameras were in the courtroom for key defense wins in major trials throughout Florida in 2016. The winners of the CVN Florida's Defense Attorney of the Year distinguished themselves with a hard-fought win in a medical malpractice trial with up to $75 million at stake.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Florida, Dadi v. Sharma, Florida Defense Attorneys of the Year
Georgia's top defense attorneys won high-stakes, CVN-covered trials across the state this year. CVN Georgia's 2016 Defense Attorney of the Year earned the honor with a critical win in an eight-figure medical malpractice trial.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia Attorney of the Year, Palacios v. Kaufman
Mounting a strong defense in a trial's punitive phase can be daunting. A defense attorney is often faced with convincing jurors that the defendant they just found committed wrongdoing egregious enough to warrant harsh punishment has actually changed enough to mitigate that same punishment. King & Spalding's Ursula Henninger met that task by turning the tables on the idea that a tobacco giant only had an eye for profits. Martin v. Philip Morris, et al., 2007-CV-036440.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Martin v. Philip Morris
