Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 4, 2018 6:28:34 PM
As the final chance to speak before a jury deliberates, closing rebuttal is one of the most crucial pieces of a plaintiff’s case, and it can be the most effective point to request damages. In a 2017 trial over the shooting of two club patrons, Mecca Anderson’s searing rebuttal on close helped bring home a $3.5 million verdict. Canaday v. Jay’s Place Sports Bar & Lounge, Inc., 13-A47164-3, Johnson v. Jay’s Place Sports Bar & Lounge, Inc., 13-A-47165-3.
Topics: Premises Liability, Georgia, Canaday v. Jay's Place
Posted by Gary Gansar, MD, FACS, AMFS Senior Medical Director on May 29, 2018 6:35:18 PM
As part of its new partnership with American Medical Forensic Specialists, Dr. Gary Gansar analyzes testimony from Dr. Hugo Cheng, whose opinion played a key role in a $6 million verdict for the family of a hospital patient who died while being treated for a bowel obstruction. The full analysis can be found at the AMFS site. You can watch extended video, along with the analysis, on CVN Essentials.
The testimony of Dr. Hugo Cheng was pivotal in obtaining a $6 million verdict for the family of a woman who died following complications from a bowel obstruction. Scoggins v. Smith, et al., 15A56505E4.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Scoggins v. Smith, AMFS
Posted by Courtroom View Network on May 15, 2018 9:41:00 PM
Arguments over driver reaction times often play a crucial role in car accident cases. In one of CVN's most impressive defense verdicts of 2017, Matthew Moffett’s cogent closing and a focus on split-second decision-making helped carry a jury decision for a driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Quynn v. Hulsey
Posted by Gary Gansar, MD, FACS, AMFS Senior Medical Director on May 2, 2018 11:24:54 AM
As part of its new partnership with American Medical Forensic Specialists, Dr. Gary Gansar analyzes testimony from Dr. Katharine Wenstrom, an expert on obstetrics, whose opinion played a key role in a nearly $46 million verdict for the family of a mother who suffered catastrophic brain damage in a post-partum collapse. The full analysis can be found at the AMFS site. You can watch extended video, along with the analysis, on CVN Essentials.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Trabue v. Atlanta Women's Specialists LLC, AMFS
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Apr 27, 2018 7:02:59 AM
In setting up a $12.5 million verdict against Suzuki at trial last February over a crash allegedly caused by the brake failure on one of its motorcycles, Randy Edwards used a blistering closing argument, and surprising test results, to undercut a theory central to the defense’s case.Johns v. Suzuki Motor Corp., 14SV000043.
Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Johns v. Suzuki
