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|VIDEO| Shane Read on the Bethany Schneider Closing That Won $5.5M TBI Trial Verdict

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Apr 5, 2024 11:49:42 AM


Arguing non-economic damages such as pain and suffering in a case that involves a serious, but not necessarily catastrophic injury can be difficult. Framing the injury so that jurors understand its severity while ensuring jurors don’t feel that the loss has been exaggerated is key to setting up the best possible award. And in the latest Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the country’s preeminent trial consultants, spotlights how Bethany Schneider powerfully framed a non-catastrophic traumatic brain injury to set up a $5.5 million total verdict. 

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Topics: Georgia, Laguerre v. Cajun Contractors, Trial Technique Spotlight

GA Appeals Court Upholds $6M+ Total Award in TBI Case Involving Man Hit by Falling Pipe

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 7, 2021 2:46:30 PM

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Atlanta, GA — The Georgia Court of Appeals last week upheld a total award of more than $6 million following the traumatic brain injury a taxi driver suffered when he was struck by a pipe that fell from a hotel rooftop. 

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Topics: Laguerre v. Cajun Contractors

|VIDEO| See How a 7-Figure TBI Case Was Won With CVN Discovery

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 9, 2020 10:55:08 AM

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Topics: Premises Liability, Georgia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Laguerre v. Cajun Contractors, CVN Discovery

How Bethany Schneider's Vivid Argument, and a Leaky Faucet, Sealed a $5.5M Traumatic Brain Injury Verdict

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 18, 2019 3:26:24 PM


Arguing the long-lasting effects of a traumatic brain injury at trial can be difficult.  Symptoms may not be immediately and obviously visible to others, and the defense may argue that the impact of the injury is less than what the accident victim claims. But at trial in June over a traumatic brain injury a Georgia taxi driver suffered, Bethany Schneider’s vivid closing countered defense arguments on the injury's severity and won a seven-figure verdict. 

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Topics: Premises Liability, Georgia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Laguerre v. Cajun Contractors