West Palm Beach, FL— Attorneys Wednesday debated whether a Florida man who suffered an ultimately fatal respiratory collapse while being treated with powerful pain medication had been appropriately monitored, as trial opened against his treating physician.  Hamby v. Glauser, et al., 2021-CA-002579.

The right demonstrative in closings can serve as a powerful exclamation point to your argument that jurors will keep top-of-mind as they deliberate. And in the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, nationally renowned trial presentation expert Shane Read details how Richard Carroll’s oversized demonstrative in closings of a medical negligence trial helped clear a California hospital.

Dr. Burton Bentley discusses how one question can help measure a medical expert's engagement level.  Watch the full deep dive on Winning the Battle of the Experts below.

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Trials often turn on the proverbial “battle of the experts,” with medical experts frequently at the heart of those debates. However, problems can arise along the way — from missed deadlines to surprise testimony and out-of-control billing — that undermine the odds of winning those crucial battles. And all of those problems typically stem from one root issue, according to a leading authority on the intersection of medicine and the law.

Update: Following an emergency motion for trial continuance, the proceeding was declared a mistrial. 

Decatur, GA— Attorneys Tuesday delivered competing narratives as to what caused a deadly, multi-crash incident involving a big rig, as trial opened against a trucking company and others. Freeman, et al. v. Ace American Insurance Co., et al., 17A62825.