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The last several weeks have seen a host of major verdicts in CVN-covered trials around the country, from an 8-figure award in a Nevada crash case to Johnson & Johnson scoring a pair of victories in blockbuster talc trials. 

Check out some of the critical closing moments from the attorneys that keyed those and other headline-grabbing verdicts recently.

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Miami, FL— Jurors heard opening statements Friday over what financial punishment, if any, R.J. Reynolds should pay for the throat cancer death of a Florida smoker a quarter-century ago, and nearly five years after a multi-million-dollar compensatory award in the case. Ledo v. R.J. Reynolds, 2002-CA-000113. 

CVN screenshot of plaintiff attorney Emily Ruby, left, and defense attorney Jeffrey Zinder, right, delivering their opening statements

Santa Ana, CA - A scissor lift manufacturer has obtained a directed verdict in its favor following a products liability trial in California state court involving claims that the lift’s design caused an operator to fall over 12 feet and suffer a devastating traumatic brain injury.

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