Billions of dollars were at stake in CVN-covered trials throughout Florida in 2016. However, the two lawyers who earn this year’s title as CVN Florida Plaintiff’s Attorneys of the Year spearheaded a win in a landmark trial over celebrity privacy that ultimately toppled a media giant.
Topics: Florida, Bollea v. Gawker Media, Florida Attorney of the Year
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
