Robert Gordon argues that Felix Urbina was an agent of his employer Velocity Express when Urbina's delivery vehicle hit Rolando De La Cruz, Gordon's client. Jurors ultimately found Urbina and Velocity Express liable for the accident, which injured De La CRuz's neck and back.
Topics: Negligence, Florida, De La Cruz v. Urbina
Atlanta—As Fulton County Superior Court Judge Alford Dempsey read the verdict in the recent case of Winfred Evans v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Professional Transportation, Inc. (2012CV223527), one item of damages was somewhat unusual. The jury awarded damages against both defendants for past and future lost earnings of plaintiff Winfred Evans, but the amount awarded against Professional Transportation, Inc. (PTI), was larger than the amount awarded against Norfolk Southern Railway Company. The differing damage awards illustrated one of the differences between trying a case under Georgia tort law and under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.
Topics: Negligence, Georgia, Evans v. Norfolk Southern Railway
Today's CVN Engle progeny trading card features one of the leading defense attorneys in Florida's landmark litigation.
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Litigation Trading Cards, Engle Progeny, Florida
It can be difficult to effectively argue the value of circumstantial evidence to jurors accustomed to television courtroom dramas that contain "smoking-gun" direct evidence in a case. However, during closings of Araujo v. Eisner, Morgan & Morgan's John Dill uses a "rainy day" analogy to argue the strength of the circumstantial evidence at issue in his medical malpractice case.
Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Florida, araujo v. eisner, Video Highlight
Robert Shields argues that punitive damages should be imposed against Philip Morris in a suit by his client, Mary Brown. The jury awarded more than $6.3 million in compensatory damages but declined to award punitives in the case.
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Engle Progeny Review, Dupre v. R.J. Reynolds, Brown v. Philip Morris USA
