Many of the nation's premier defense attorneys won critical cases in Florida while CVN cameras recorded the action in 2015. But the year's winner earned the title as CVN Florida's Defense Attorney of the Year with a hard-fought win in a million-dollar trial against a Florida prep school.
Topics: Florida, Goberman v. The Out of Door Academy, Attorney of the Year
Several of the nation's best attorneys made persuasive cases for CVN Florida's Plaintiff's Attorney of the Year, pulled from Florida-based attorneys who argued CVN-covered, non-Engle cases in the state last year. However, this year's honoree earned the accolade with a masterful case that delivered a multi-million-dollar jury verdict in a difficult asbestos suit against one of the country's leading manufacturers.
Jonathan Marigliano tells jurors medical negligence led to the life-long brain damage Esmeralda Palacios suffered during a 2012 lung biopsy procedure. Palacios' husband, Raul, represented by Marigliano, claims Drs. Laura Kaufman and Donald Silverman were negligent in their treatment of his wife during the procedure.
Atlanta—Whether the catastrophic brain damage an Alpharetta woman suffered during a lung procedure was reasonably preventable became the key question presented to jurors as trial began against the anesthesiologists involved in the surgery. Palacios v. Kaufman, 13EVO17275.
Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Georgia
Cory Hohnbaum tells jurors Mary Howles smoked despite knowing the dangers of cigarettes. Howles is suing Philip Morris and Hohnbaum's client, R.J. Reynolds, claiming the tobacco companies are responsible for her cancer and respiratory disease.
Fort Lauderdale, FL—Attorneys debated what drove a Florida nurse to smoke up to three packs of cigarettes a day for more than 30 years, before she developed lung cancer and respiratory disease, as trial opened this week in her suit against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies. Howles v. Philip Morris, et al., CACE07-34919.
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida
Honoring the Defense in Georgia's Super Six
CVN's unparalleled coverage of Georgia's most important trials in 2015 included litigation ranging from product liability cases to medical malpractice. As we move into a new year, we honor the state's Super Six—the trials that most resounded in 2015, based on their verdicts, their legal impact, and their stories. In this part, we highlight the year's premier defense wins.
