Michael Reed describes the light fixture of a school boiler room in which Robert Goberman claimed he was electrocuted when he touched an exposed lamp prong. Reed represents the school, The Out-of-Door Academy, in a suit by Goberman's widow, Stephanie. Click to watch opening statements.
Topics: Premises Liability, Negligence, Florida, Goberman v. The Out of Door Academy
Allan Kaiser delivers opening statements on behalf of Joyce Hardin in her suit against R.J. Reynolds for the COPD death of her husband, Thomas Hardin. Watch video of the trial here.
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Hardin v. R.J. Reynolds
Today's CVN Engle progeny trading card features a leading plaintiff’s attorney based in South Florida.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Litigation Trading Cards, Engle Progeny, Florida
Topics: Negligence, Florida, Transportation, Falkner v. Murawski
It's critical for a trial's opening statement to clearly explain the circumstances of an accident at the heart of a lawsuit. However, unlike car collisions or slip-and-falls, involving activities jurors can easily picture, detailing an accident at an event unfamiliar to the average juror is much more difficult. That was the situation Searcy Denney's Gregory Barnhart faced in Gratton v. DiPetrillo, a $2 million-plus wrongful death suit by Patricia Gratton against organizers of a powerboat race in which Gratton's husband, champion powerboat racer Joey Gratton, drowned.
Topics: Negligence, Florida, Video Highlight
