Even when injuries are catastrophic, jurors can be reluctant to hand down a large award for pain and suffering. But at trial against two Florida bars over the devastating brain damage a teenager suffered in a late-night crash, Mark Avera’s vivid closing conveys the enormity of the crash victim's loss and sets up a massive verdict.

Brian Panish details the big rig crash that injured two brothers as trial opens against CRST. You can watch the full trial with a FREE CVN account.

The unprecedented events of the last several weeks have us all looking forward to better days and a healthy return to the courtroom. To help tide you over, April’s Feature Trial of the Month — available on demand to all of our FREE CVN account members — is a trucking crash case against industry giant CRST that wrapped with a whopping $52.8 million verdict. And it’s available now for you to watch, gavel-to-gavel.

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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.

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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Ocala, FL— Jurors awarded a Florida woman $160,000 Wednesday at a damages trial over the two-car crash she says left her with a traumatic brain injury. Griffis v. Green, et al., 2014CA001726.