Philip Gold delivers his closing argument on behalf of Stanley Rovner, who claims medical malpractice led to the loss of his leg.
West Palm Beach, FL—Jurors awarded $275,000 to a South Florida man last week after concluding a hospital’s negligence cost the man his leg. Rovner v. West Boca Medical Center, 2015CA004973.
Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Florida, Rovner v. West Boca Medical Center
Bob Shields delivers his closing argument on behalf of Mary Faricy-Pardue, who sued R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris for the death of her husband, John "Jack" Faricy, a long-time smoker who developed heart and respiratory disease. Jurors awarded more than $19 million in the case.
Gainesville, FL—A Florida jury slapped R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris with more than $19 million in damages for the role it found the cigarette makers played in the death of a former University of Florida professor. Faricy-Pardue v. R.J. Reynolds, 2014-CA-2010.
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Faricy-Pardue v. R.J. Reynolds
Frank Kelly delivers his closing arguments at trial against R.J. Reynolds and Kelly's client, Philip Morris, over respiratory disease suffered by Paul Dubinsky, a smoker for more than 35 years.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Dubinsky v. Philip Morris
CVN cameras were in the courtroom for key defense wins in major trials throughout Florida in 2016. The winners of the CVN Florida's Defense Attorney of the Year distinguished themselves with a hard-fought win in a medical malpractice trial with up to $75 million at stake.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Florida, Dadi v. Sharma, Florida Defense Attorneys of the Year
Mounting a strong defense in a trial's punitive phase can be daunting. A defense attorney is often faced with convincing jurors that the defendant they just found committed wrongdoing egregious enough to warrant harsh punishment has actually changed enough to mitigate that same punishment. King & Spalding's Ursula Henninger met that task by turning the tables on the idea that a tobacco giant only had an eye for profits. Martin v. Philip Morris, et al., 2007-CV-036440.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Martin v. Philip Morris
