Arlin Crisco

Jurors Monday previewed evidence surrounding the 2022 Amazon delivery van collision that severely injured a Georgia child’s leg, as trial opened against Amazon Logistics and its delivery partner.

Lawrenceville, GA— Jurors Thursday handed down a $16.2 million verdict at trial against Amazon Logistics and a service partner over the injuries a Georgia child suffered when he was run over by a delivery van. Bradfield v. Amazon Logistics, et al., 22-C-07003-S7.

Anticipating and undercutting opposing counsel’s arguments is often a key cornerstone to a winning opening statement. And in the recently launched lineup of episodes in our ongoing series, Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the nation’s leading trial consultants, details the approaches top attorneys have used to undercut opposing counsel contentions.

Marietta, GA— Attorneys Tuesday debated what led to the catastrophic fallout from a stroke a Georgia woman suffered, as trial opened against an emergency room physician who treated her. Barnett v. Johnson, M.D., et al., 23-A-526.

Jurors Wednesday cleared a Georgia emergency room physician of responsibility for the catastrophic fallout from a brain-stem stroke that one of her patients suffered.

West Palm Beach, FL— R.J. Reynolds Monday prevailed at trial seeking punitive damages for the respiratory disease a Florida man developed after decades of smoking. Spurlock v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-023631.

Springfield, MA— Attorneys Monday debated responsibility for the lung cancer that killed a Massachusetts woman who had smoked for decades, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds and a supermarket that sold her cigarettes. Penza v. R.J. Reynolds, 2079CV00508.

Kailua-Kona, HI— Attorneys earlier this month debated responsibility for a Hawaii man’s laryngeal cancer, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds, maker of the cigarettes he smoked for decades. Manious v. R.J. Reynolds, 3CCV-22-72.

A Florida state court jury awarded more than $5.7 million Wednesday for the shattered leg and other injuries a teenager suffered in a 2022 crash.

A Hawaii state court jury handed down a $91 million verdict earlier this month against R.J. Reynolds after finding the tobacco company liable for the throat cancer of a long-time smoker.