James Lee delivers his closing statement on behalf of Philip Morris at trial over the heart and lung diseases a Florida man says he developed after smoking the company's cigarettes. Watch the trial. 

Miami, FL— Jurors last week cleared Philip Morris of responsibility for the heart and lung diseases a Florida man says he developed after decades of smoking the company’s cigarettes. Harper v. Philip Morris, et al., 2021-CA-013250.

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Fort Lauderdale, FL— Jurors Tuesday handed down a $675,000 verdict against R.J. Reynolds after finding the company responsible for the emphysema that forced a long-time smoker to undergo a lung transplant. Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CV-022558.

Davis Love delivers closings for the defense in a medical malpractice trial against a heart surgeon over the ultimately fatal stroke a patient suffered. Watch the trial.

Jacksonville, FL— Jurors last week cleared a surgeon of responsibility for the catastrophic, and ultimately fatal, stroke a Florida minister suffered during heart surgery. Tyson v. Messina, 2021-CA-001639. 

William Ogle, left, and Davis Love, deliver openings at trial over the catastrophic, and ultimately fatal stroke a Florida man suffered during an elective heart surgery. Watch the trial. 

Jacksonville, FL— Attorneys yesterday debated what led to a Florida minister’s massive, and ultimately fatal, stroke during heart surgery, as trial opened against the surgeon who performed the operation. Tyson v. Messina, 2021-CA-001639.

Andrew Pickett, left, and Juan Ruiz deliver closings in a damages-only trial over the death of a 32-year-old Florida man in a late-night crash. Watch the trial. 

Tampa, FL— Jurors this week awarded more than $9 million to the parents of a Florida man killed in a 2022 crash with a drunk driver. Butler v. Feliu, 2023-CA-006705.