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Closing in Storage Unit Crush Case Paves Way for $5.5M Verdict | Florida Trial Video Vault

Posted by Courtroom View Network on Jun 7, 2015 12:18:00 PM

Walking the fine line between reiterating to your jury the narrative underlying the case without simply repeating what they've heard before can be difficult.

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Topics: Premises Liability, Negligence, Florida, Wolkoff v. Sunshine Storage Inc.

Electrocution's Role in Worker's Heart Damage a Central Issue in Widow's Suit Against Florida School

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 5, 2015 11:27:00 PM

Michael Reed describes the light fixture of a school boiler room in which Robert Goberman claimed he was electrocuted when he touched an exposed lamp prong. Reed represents the school, The Out-of-Door Academy, in a suit by Goberman's widow, Stephanie. Click to watch opening statements. 

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Topics: Premises Liability, Negligence, Florida, Goberman v. The Out of Door Academy

Discount Clothing Store Owner Doesn't Get Discount on Attorney's Fees

Posted by Steve Silver on Jun 4, 2015 8:15:00 PM

Atlanta—A Fulton County Superior Court jury awarded a prominent Atlanta law firm nearly $750,000 in damages for unpaid attorney’s fees in a suit brought against clients it represented in an eminent domain case, despite never having a signed fee agreement with the clients. Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry v. Elie Karam et al. (2014CV242261)

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Topics: Commercial Law, Georgia, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka v. Karam

Addiction a Key Issue as Trial in Fatal COPD Suit Opens Against R.J. Reynolds

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 4, 2015 11:51:24 AM

Allan Kaiser delivers opening statements on behalf of Joyce Hardin in her suit against R.J. Reynolds for the COPD death of her husband, Thomas Hardin. Watch video of the trial here. 

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

Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne Denies Knowledge of Customer Warnings about Exploding Jeep Gas Tank: Georgia Trial Highlight

Posted by Steve Silver on Jun 3, 2015 6:23:45 PM

In one of the most significant product liability cases to come to trial in the United States in recent years, a Decatur County Superior Court jury had to determine whether the design of the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee was defective and caused the death of a four-year-old boy following a gas tank explosion. Walden v. Chrysler Group, LLC (12CV472).

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