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Asbestos In Caterpillar’s Brakes Caused Mechanic’s Fatal Cancer, Jury Told

Posted by David Siegel on Jul 16, 2015 2:47:00 PM

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Topics: Products Liability, Asbestos, Florida

Barroom Parking Lot Brawl Ends Five Years Later in Plaintiff's Verdict

Posted by Steve Silver on Jul 16, 2015 12:04:00 PM


Atlanta—An altercation that began in the parking lot of a Mexican bar/restaurant in Cumming in July, 2010, ended in Fulton County State Court this week when, following a bench trial, Judge Jay Roth entered a judgment against the two remaining defendants in the case. Jacqueline Shelley v. Douglas Todd Laponzina and Desiree Anglin (12EV015068).

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Topics: Tort, Georgia, Assault, Shelley v. Laponzina

Attys Clash At Hearing Over Fate Of Record $150M Jeep Fuel Tank Fire Verdict

Posted by David Siegel on Jul 15, 2015 5:53:00 PM

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Topics: Products Liability, Georgia, automotive

The Expert Testimony that Yielded a $53M Verdict Against Ford

Posted by Courtroom View Network on Jul 15, 2015 12:53:00 PM

Products liability trials often turn into a battle of the experts. With stacks of documents, intricate design specifications, accident recreations, and other data for a jury to consider, a verdict can swing on how convincingly an expert delivers complex, dry information. Even the best data can be undone by an expert who can't to explain it clearly, while strong expert testimony can be the most powerful element of a party's case. In a brain injury trial over Ford's Explorer SUV design, accident reconstruction expert Todd Saczalski powerfully supported the theory that led to an eight-figure plaintiff's verdict. 

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, Florida, Robinson v. Ford Motor Co.

Plaintiff's Attorney Says Case Not About Making His Client a Millionaire; Jury Awards Her $3.5M Anyway: GA Trial Highlight

Posted by Steve Silver on Jul 15, 2015 11:50:50 AM

The plaintiff’s “home field” advantage of making the final closing argument allowed an attorney in one recent DeKalb County State Court case to powerfully turn an ill-chosen phrase in the defense’s closing statement into a self-fulfilling prophecy and secure a large verdict for his client under a difficult set of circumstances. Jewel Wicker v. American Family Insurance et al. (13A47336).

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Topics: Georgia, Wicker v. American Family Insurance