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CVN’s Most Impressive Trials of 2019 - Honorable Mentions!

Posted by David Siegel on Apr 10, 2020 2:05:49 PM

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Georgia, California, Talc

Landmark Georgia Supreme Court Decision Expands Rights to Recover Attorney Fees & Costs

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Apr 9, 2020 2:56:42 PM

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Atlanta, GA— In a ruling this week that overturned a decade-plus-old decision, the Georgia Supreme Court expanded counterclaimants’ potential rights to recover attorney fees and costs. SRM Group, Inc. v. Traveler’s Property Casualty Co. of America. 

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Topics: Georgia

Attorneys Debate Cause of Trucker's Paralysis, as Big Rig Rollover Trial Opens Against Seat Manufacturer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 13, 2020 11:41:24 AM

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Update: Proceedings have been stayed through mid-April because of concerns over coronavirus and its impact.

Lawrenceville, GA— The lack of safety features in a tractor-trailer seat caused a trucker’s paralysis in a big rig rollover, an attorney for the trucker told jurors Tuesday as trial opened against the seat manufacturer. Hill v. Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., et al.. 17-C-07188. 

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Topics: Products Liability, Georgia, Trucking, Hill v. Indiana Mills & Manufacturing Inc., et al.

Big Rig Rollover Trial Set to Start Against Companies Trucker Blames for His Paralysis

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 6, 2020 11:38:57 AM

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Lawrenceville, GA— Trial is scheduled to begin next week against makers of a tractor-trailer seat and seat belt involved in a 2015 rollover crash that paralyzed a trucker. Hill v. Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc., et al., 17-C-07188-S1.

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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Trucking, Hill v. Indiana Mills & Manufacturing Inc., et al.

|VIDEO| How Joseph Wilson's Riveting Opening Set Up $584K Verdict in Armored Truck Crash Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 28, 2020 3:28:42 PM


A powerful opening narrative about a plaintiff’s life and the magnitude of her loss often lays the crucial foundation for an effective damage claim. At a damages-only trial over an armored truck crash that shattered a Georgia woman’s arm, Joseph Wilson’s riveting opening about the wreck's lasting impact led to a six-figure verdict. 

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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Hall v. Hollis, et al.