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|VIDEO| Shane Read, on Building a Strong Cross-Exam & How Elizabeth O'Neill's Cross Helped Secure an Asbestos Trial Win

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 16, 2023 3:26:50 PM


A powerful cross-exam of your opposing party’s key expert can be pivotal in your case, especially when a trial comes down to the proverbial battle of the experts. In the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the nation’s foremost trial presentation experts, discusses a framework that can be used to structure a powerful cross-exam. And he highlights how Elizabeth O’Neill adeptly used an element in that framework when cross-examining an asbestos expert, en route to securing a defense verdict in a mesothelioma trial. 

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Topics: Trial Technique Spotlight

Punitive Damages Award In Class Action Wildfire Trial Pushes Verdict To $87M+

Posted by David Siegel on Jun 16, 2023 2:48:15 PM

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Topics: class action

Trial Begins Against RJR & Philip Morris Over Florida Septuagenarian's Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 15, 2023 5:29:43 PM

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Fort Lauderdale, FL— Jurors Monday heard competing narratives surrounding what drove a Florida woman to smoke for decades, as trial over her cancer death opened against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies. Neff v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2007-CV-036745.

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Topics: Neff v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, Neff v. Philip Morris

Jury Awards $1.2M for Injuries GA Lawyer Suffered in Rear-End Wreck

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 14, 2023 1:41:31 PM

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Canton, GA— Jurors awarded $1.2 million last week for the injuries a Georgia lawyer suffered in a 2016 rear-end collision. Watson v. Blackburn, 18SC-0380-MH-S4. 

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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Watson v. Blackburn

BREAKING: Oregon Jury Finds Electric Utility PacifiCorp Liable For Massive Wildfires In Class Action Trial

Posted by David Siegel on Jun 12, 2023 4:16:50 PM

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Topics: class action, Oregon