Gene Odom tells jurors in openings that a delay in getting his client, Brittany Falkner, emergency care following an ATV accident led to her permanent brain and back injuries. Falkner is suing the driver of the ATV, Edward Murawski, for more than $100 million.
Topics: Negligence, Florida, Traumatic Brain Injury, Falkner v. Murawski
Today's CVN Engle progeny trading card features one of Florida’s key plaintiff’s attorneys.
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Litigation Trading Cards, Engle Progeny, Florida
Arguing the link between an individual's negligence and that of an affiliated company can be difficult if the individual defendant isn't a traditional employee of the corporate defendant. That difficulty takes on a central role in medical malpractice trials involving conceirge medical firms that rely on networks of affiliated physicians in order to market more personalized health care to member patients.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Florida, Beber v. MDVIP, Video Highlight
Judge Peter Dubensky declared a mistrial Tuesday in Dupre v. R.J. Reynolds after plaintiffs' attorneys failed to disclose a change in the testimony of Kevin Dupre, the son of Richard Dupre, whose 1994 death from artery disease launched the Engle suit against R.J. Reynolds. Click here for the proceedings leading to the mistrial declaration.
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Engle Progeny Review, Dupre v. R.J. Reynolds
Robert Gordon argues that Felix Urbina was an agent of his employer Velocity Express when Urbina's delivery vehicle hit Rolando De La Cruz, Gordon's client. Jurors ultimately found Urbina and Velocity Express liable for the accident, which injured De La CRuz's neck and back.
Topics: Negligence, Florida, De La Cruz v. Urbina
