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Defense Attorney Explains Paying Expert Witness More Than Plaintiff's Treating Physician's Charges: GA Trial Highlight

Posted by Steve Silver on Jul 29, 2015 4:37:00 PM

Expert witness fees often raise credibility issues with juries, but rarely more so than in one recent DeKalb County State Court case. In Evan Terrell v. Alexandria Hamilton (14A51260), the defense’s expert witness claimed that the fees charged by plaintiff’s treating physician were excessive but then revealed on cross examination that his own fee was greater than the treating physician’s entire bill.
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Topics: Georgia, Terrell v. Hamilton

Former Waitress Gets Stiffed by Defense Verdict in Personal Injury Auto Case

Posted by Steve Silver on Jul 27, 2015 7:13:00 PM


Dalton, GA—A former restaurant waitress who has been receiving pain management treatments since an automobile accident in 2012 lost her personal injury lawsuit in Whitfield County Superior Court against the driver who rear ended her, following defense suggestions that two chiropractors who treated her during this time may actually have caused the pain. Christy Carr Fowler v. Shelby McFarland (14-CI-197-J)

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Topics: Negligence, Georgia, Fowler v. McFarland

$684k Awarded To Crash Victim After Botched Brake Job

Posted by David Siegel on Jul 24, 2015 11:21:00 PM

Plaintiff's attorney Robert Vannah shows jurors an image during his closing argument of Kathleen Morrell's car after it was struck by by another vehicle with faulty brakes serviced by Big O Tires. Click here to see video from the trial. 

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Topics: Products Liability, Nevada, automotive

In Wrongful Death Trial Against Caterpillar, Harvard Doc Says Asbestos Likely Caused Deadly Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 24, 2015 4:44:00 PM

Dr. Eugene Mark testifies via videoconference about the likelihood Pablo Gonzalez Sr.'s mesothelioma was caused by asbestos.

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Topics: Products Liability, Asbestos, Florida, Gonzalez v. Caterpillar, et al.

Watch a Masterful Cross-Exam of a Sympathetic Witness with Millions on the Line | Florida Trial Video Vault

Posted by Courtroom View Network on Jul 24, 2015 2:41:00 PM

 

Cross-examination of a sympathetic witness can be the most difficult part of a trial. It requires a deft touch to make your point without appearing as if you are bullying a witness, turning the jury against you. King & Spalding’s Jeffrey Furr, in Gray v. R.J. Reynolds, provided a veritable master class on that delicate balance.

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Florida, Gray v. R.J. Reynolds