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|VIDEO| The Karen Terry Opening That Set Up $2.4M+ Med Mal Verdict

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 15, 2022 3:58:23 PM


In medical malpractice trials, it’s crucial to break down complex terms in ways that allow jurors to have a keen grasp on the issues at the heart of your case. And in openings of a 2021 med mal trial, Karen Terry skillfully walked jurors through the details of a robot-assisted prostate surgery to ultimately set up a multi-million-dollar verdict. 

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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Florida, Rosenberg v. Muhletaler, et al.

Trial Begins Against RJR Over 50-Year-Old Smoker's Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 8, 2022 4:32:57 PM

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Clearwater, FL— Attorneys Monday argued over what drove a Florida man to smoke for decades, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds over his cancer death. Giambalvo v. R.J. Reynolds, 18-001663-CI-15.

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Topics: Engle Progeny, Florida, Giambalvo v. R.J. Reynolds

Jury Awards $9.75M at Trial over 80-Year-Old Ex-Smoker's Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 1, 2022 3:58:47 PM

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Tampa, FL— Jurors last week handed down a $9.75 million verdict at trial against R.J. Reynolds over an 80-year-old former smoker's death from respiratory disease. Long v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000499.

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Long v. R.J. Reynolds

Jury Awards $10M in Trial Against RJR Over Ex-Smoker's Bladder Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 26, 2022 1:02:45 PM

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Tampa, FL— R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $10 million total verdict last week for the role jurors found the company played in the bladder cancer a Florida man developed after decades of smoking. Rutkowski v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-014667. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Rutkowski v. R.J. Reynolds

|VIDEO| Kelley | Uustal's Cristina Pierson Breaks Down Trial Over Drilling Accident That Left 9K+ Businesses w/o Water

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 25, 2022 3:52:54 PM


Last month's verdict finding a Florida company responsible for the drilling accident that left a large swath of Fort Lauderdale without water was keyed by testimony that the company failed to properly detail the work on dig forms, a co-lead counsel for the case’s 9000-plus-member plaintiff class told CVN.

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Topics: Florida, Las Olas v. FPL