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Trial Begins Against Philip Morris Over Florida Marlboro Smoker's Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 9, 2023 4:00:40 PM

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Tampa, FL— Jurors Wednesday previewed evidence about what drove a Florida woman to smoke for most of her life, as trial opened against Philip Morris over her lung cancer death. Martin v. Philip Morris, 2008-CA-018094. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Martin v. Philip Morris, et al.

Up to $40M Sought For Georgia Lawyer's Injuries, as Trial Opens Over Rear-End Car Crash

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 7, 2023 4:35:32 PM

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Canton, GA— Attorneys Tuesday debated whether the injuries a Georgia lawyer suffered in a 2016 rear-end crash were worth more than $40 million in compensation, as a damages trial opened against the driver who struck him. Watson v. Blackburn, 18SC-0380-MH.$4

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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Watson v. Blackburn

Jury Awards $4M in Med Mal Trial Over Podiatry Patient's Nerve Injury

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 5, 2023 4:02:39 PM

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Atlanta, GA— Jurors handed down a $4 million verdict late last month against a Georgia podiatry practice for the chronic pain one of its patients suffers after undergoing surgery for a broken ankle. Perron v. Village Podiatry Group, LLC, 17EV005257. 

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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Perron v. Village Podiatry Group, LLC

Johnson & Johnson’s 1st Post-LTL Bankruptcy Talc Trial Begins, Watch Gavel-to-Gavel via CVN

Posted by David Siegel on Jun 1, 2023 2:31:53 PM

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Topics: Asbestos, California

|VIDEO| How Brian Panish's Closing Empowered a Jury to Reach an $8.3M Hip Implant Verdict

Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 31, 2023 9:06:03 AM


Clearly empowering a jury and its work is a critical element of any closing argument. Empowering the jury simultaneously emphasizes the stakes at issue and emboldens jurors who believe in your case to stand firm and advocate for you during deliberations. And in the latest episode of Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the nation’s leading trial presentation experts, discusses how Brian Panish masterfully empowered jurors in closings of a hip implant trial, setting the stage for an $8.3 million verdict. 

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Topics: Trial Technique Spotlight