Freeman v. Board of Trustees of the California State University
Feb 25, 2021
Jury trial in lawsuit filed by a former student at Cal State, San Bernardino who suffered a serious heat stroke-induced brain injury allegedly as a result of participating in a mandatory fitness test.
Feb 25, 2021
A virtual jury trial involving a cancer-stricken retired boiler worker’s exposure to asbestos began Monday in Washington State court, and the proceedings are being recorded gavel-to-gavel by Courtroom View Network.
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Feb 24, 2021
A common defense in automotive product liability trials is that the driver, not a vehicle defect, caused the crash at the center of the case. However, a vehicle’s own diagnostic system often provides the key to a plaintiff’s argument. In closings ...
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Feb 22, 2021
8-day virtual Zoom jury trial in personal injury lawsuit
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BREAKING: RJR Prevails in In-Person Trial Over Oregon Woman's Cancer
Feb 20, 2021
Jurors Friday afternoon cleared R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for the terminal lung cancer an Oregon woman developed after decades of smoking the company's cigarettes, concluding what is likely the first in-person, state court tobacco trial in n...
Feb 18, 2021
As the last chance for a plaintiff’s attorney to speak to a jury before deliberations, a powerful closing rebuttal can be critical. And in a recent CVN webinar on closing techniques that led to a quartet of blockbuster verdicts, Fried Goldberg’s J...
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Feb 11, 2021
Noted attorneys Michael Geoffroy and Gordon Glover discuss how to fine tune your solo practice and build a stronger business.
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Feb 11, 2021
Plaintiff’s attorneys often have to overcome a jury’s tendency to engage in defensive attribution, or the mindset that the circumstances underlying an accident couldn’t happen to them. But in a recent webinar discussing Sean Claggett’s $16.4 milli...
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BREAKING: $23.7M Awarded To Motorcyclist Injured In Collision With Truck Following LA’s 1st Post-Shutdown Live Civil Trial
Feb 10, 2021
A California state court judge awarded $23.7 million on Wednesday to a motorcycle driver who had part of his leg amputated following a collision with a truck operated by heating and air conditioning company Hajoca Corporation.
Feb 10, 2021
Attorneys Tuesday sparred over whether R.J. Reynolds bears responsibility for a 46-year-old Oregon woman’s terminal lung cancer, during openings of what is potentially the first in-person, state court tobacco jury trial since COVID-19 shuttered co...
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Feb 9, 2021
Plaintiffs claim defendant tobacco company is responsible for smoking-related disease.
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Feb 8, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the legal industry can be particularly hard for solo practitioners and small firms that deal in the "real world" day-to-day cases most lawyers face. Court closures and docket backlogs raise the hurdles a small ...
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