Atty Chokes Up During Emotional Opening At Trial Over MetLife’s Alleged Role In $216M Ponzi Scheme
Posted by David Siegel on Jul 25, 2016 3:37:15 PM
Topics: Insurance, Securities, California
CVN To Webcast Trial Over MetLife's Alleged Role In $200M Ponzi Scheme
Posted by David Siegel on Jul 14, 2016 6:17:18 AM
MetLife headquarters in New York City
Los Angeles - Jury selection is underway in a California state courtroom in a lawsuit accusing insurance giant MetLife of pitching a $200 million Ponzi scheme to investors, and the full trial will be webcast gavel-to-gavel by Courtroom View Network.
Topics: California
School District Strikes $10.5M Deal To Settle Brain Injury Lawsuit During Trial
Posted by David Siegel on Jun 29, 2016 5:53:45 PM
Plaintiff's attorney Nick Rowley delivers his closing argument. Click here to see video from the trial.
Bakersfield - The Kern County School District reached a $10.5 million settlement on Wednesday with a student who suffered a traumatic brain injury at a rowdy football rally during the second day of a damages trial after jurors found the school district 100 percent liable for the student’s injuries.
Topics: Negligence, California
Plaintiff’s Attorney Dons Chicken Costume During Closing Argument In Brain Injury Trial
Posted by David Siegel on Jun 27, 2016 5:22:00 PM
UPDATE: The jury returned a verdict in the plaintiff's favor on Monday evening, and the trial will now proceed to a damages phase.
Bakersfield - In what is likely a first at a trial in an American courtroom, a plaintiff’s attorney on Monday delivered a portion of his closing argument wearing a full-sized chicken costume in a lawsuit filed by a former high school student who claims he suffered a brain injury, when he was attacked at a rowdy football rally while wearing a similar outfit.
Topics: Negligence, California
School District Responsible For Student’s Brain Injury at Rowdy Football Rally, Jury Told
Posted by David Siegel on Jun 18, 2016 12:08:26 AM
Plaintiff's attorney Joseph Low delivers his opening statement. Click here to see video from the trial.
Bakersfield - Opening statements began Thursday in a California state court lawsuit filed against the Kern County School District by a former student who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a football rally after being attacked for mocking the opposing team while dressed in a chicken suit, claiming a school administrator encouraged the stunt.
Topics: California