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Topics: Negligence, Transportation, California, Lin v. MTA
Jeb Butler delivers closings at trial against Debra Blake, who caused the accident Butler says injured his client, Veronica Uballe, and her daughter. Jurors awarded $45,000 in the case Tuesday.
Atlanta—Jurors Tuesday awarded $45,000 to a mother and daughter injured in a 2013 collision with a drunk driver, but they refused to award punitive damages in the case. Uballe v. Blake, 14EV00917.
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Topics: Negligence, Georgia, Transportation, Uballe v. Blake
During her opening statement, Elisabeth Culmo tells jurors a faulty maintenance of traffic plan contributed to the 2013 death of executive chef Stefano Riccioletti as he walked to work. Riccioletti's estate is suing the contractors who implemented the plan, The Marks Brothers, Inc. and General Asphalt Co. Inc.
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Topics: Negligence, Florida, Construction, Transportation, Gerstein v. The Marks Brothers Inc.
Rebuttal of a closing argument can be one of the most difficult elements of trial for a plaintiff's attorney. It's your last opportunity to speak on behalf of your client and the last words jurors will hear from either side before they deliberate. However, the rebuttal's focus on a defense argument typically given moments earlier means you don't have the preparation time you have for your initial summation. In Van Zyl v. Fain, Keith Mitnik delivered a powerful rebuttal to the defense's damage argument, and ultimately won nearly $19 million for his client.
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Topics: Negligence, Van Zyl v. Fain, Florida, Transportation
When credibility questions are central to a case, objective, expert testimony supporting your client's version of events becomes even more critical. The slightest deviation between your client's story and your expert's testimony can tilt a verdict. In Valdes v. U.S. Sugar Corp., the difference between a railway worker's details of a train yard accident and the testimony of his accident reconstruction expert may have been the key to a defense verdict in his $2 million suit.
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Topics: Florida, Transportation, Video Highlight, Valdes v. US Sugar, FELA
