Any veteran trial attorney will agree that many trials are potentially won or lost before the first words of opening statements. The composition of a jury plays just as crucial a role in the outcome of a trial as any piece of evidence, the most experienced expert witnesses or even the most persuasive courtroom advocates.
Topics: Florida
West Palm Beach, FL— A Florida arbitration panel found an assisted living facility responsible for the death of one of its residents and awarded more than $627,000 to the woman’s family, with the entire proceeding recorded by CVN. Gropp, et al. v. CP Palm Beach Gardens Development, LLC, et al., 2023-CA-010842.
Topics: Asbestos, Florida, Matthey v. Johnson & Johnson, et al.
Gainesville FL— Jurors last week handed down a $34.7 million total verdict against R.J. Reynolds after finding the company responsible for the throat cancer death of a Florida man. Bessent-Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds, 2015-CA-002554.
Topics: tobacco, Florida, Bessent-Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds
