AI-generated stock image. Fort Lauderdale, FL— A Florida jury Monday previewed evidence concerning opioid retail sales and their alleged role in the epidemic of the drug’s abuse, as trial opened against three of the country’s largest retail pharmacy chains.Florida Health Sciences Center, North Broward Hospital District, et al. v. CVS, Wal-Mart, and Walgreens, CACE19018882.| CVN News
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Lindsay Forlines, left, and Michael Frankson deliver openings at trial against a physician over the sepsis-related death of a Georgia man days after he underwent bowel surgery.Watch the trial. Macon, GA— Attorneys previewed evidence surrounding the medical care of a Georgia man and the post-operative complications that led to his death, as trial opened against one of the doctors who treated him.Roberts, et al. v Cogent Healthcare of Macon, LLC, et al., 21-SCCV-093457.| CVN News
From left, Gary Paige, Jason Keehfus, and William Geraghty deliver openings at trial against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris over the cancer death of a Massachusetts smoker.Watch the trial. Springfield, MA— Attorneys last week sparred over who was responsible for the cancer death of a Massachusetts man who had smoked for decades, as trial opened against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies and a convenience store chain that sells the companies’ cigarettes.Perez-Trinidad v. R.J. ...| CVN News
Attorneys debated who was at fault for a crash that a California woman says injured her neck and back, as trial opened in the case Wednesday.| blog.cvn.com
AI-generated stock image. CVN has covered a wide range of trials featuring some of the country’s best attorneys over the summer, from a Georgia wrongful death, medical malpractice case to an Oregon crash trial, and more. Watch these pivotal moments in three recent trials.| CVN News
Fischer Redavid's John Fischer, left, and Wicker Smith's Michael Reed deliver closings at trial over the fatal drowning of a four-year-old.Watch the trial here. Gainesville, FL— Jurors last week handed down a $3.75 million verdict for the drowning death of a four-year old, but apportioned a significant share of responsibility to the child’s parents, likely slashing the final award. Figueroa v. American Commercial Realty Corp., et al., 2023-CA-001916.| CVN News
The strongest trial themes are brief, straightforward phrases that can memorably summarize an attorney’s entire case when it comes time for a jury to deliberate. And in a wrongful termination trial against a California city, Savannah Skelton’s theme came in the form of a nickname that powerfully pushed back against plaintiff’s claims, and helped key a defense win in a seven-figure case.| blog.cvn.com
Following the first afternoon of jury deliberations last Friday at trial over a house deck fall that left a Georgia man paralyzed, and with jurors scheduled to return after a weekend break to continue deliberating as to liability, the parties settled the case.| blog.cvn.com
A Florida state court jury delivered a $405.4K verdict on Friday to a woman alleging she suffered a concussion and injuries to her neck and back after being struck by a heavy plumbing truck.| blog.cvn.com
Attorneys Tuesday debated what caused the death of a Florida toddler, as trial opened against a shopping center owner and manager of the site where the child drowned.| blog.cvn.com
A Florida jury heard openings in a lawsuit filed by a woman claiming she suffered a traumatic brain injury and injuries to her back and neck after being t-boned by a plumbing company’s work truck.| blog.cvn.com
Attorneys Tuesday debated responsibility for the fall that paralyzed a Georgia man, as trial opened against the contractor who performed work on the man’s home.| blog.cvn.com
A Nevada jury heard openings Thursday in a lawsuit filed by man claiming he suffered a brain injury after an Autozone employee punched him in the face while attempting to purchase a car part.| blog.cvn.com
A California jury returned a defense verdict in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former Ralphs Grocery employee who claimed he was fired after complaining about failure to accommodate his religious obligations.| blog.cvn.com
A California jury heard openings in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Ralphs grocery employee claiming he was fired after complaining about supposed failure to accommodate his work schedule for religious obligations.| blog.cvn.com
An Oregon jury delivered a a defense verdict last month for a logging company in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from an intoxicated truck driver crashing and sending his cargo of logs tumbling into another car.| blog.cvn.com