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.

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.

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. 

The Plaintiff's Half of Georgia's Super 6

In 2015, CVN cameras covered the most critical trials throughout Georgia, in cases involving everything from headline-grabbing product liability suits to recording artist contract disputes. As the new year opens, CVN honors the year's top trials—its Super Six—in the state. While verdicts are important in the Super Six selection process, legal impact and trial storylines also play a key role in designating the elite trials of the year. In this part, we highlight and present, in no particular order, the three premier plaintiff's verdicts over the last year of CVN Georgia trials. 

Representing the Defense in Florida's Super Six

CVN's unparalleled coverage of Florida's trials included some of the state's biggest cases in 2015, in areas ranging from construction negligence to medical malpractice. As we move into a new year, we honor the state's Super Six—the premier trials of 2015, based on their verdict, their legal impact, and their story. In this part, we highlight the defense wins that stood above the rest.