In early October 2019, Kline & Specter attorney Thomas R. Kline stood before a jury in a crowded courtroom on the second floor of Philadelphia's City Hall and told the 12-member panel before him that their decision that afternoon would have ramifications across the world.

"What happens today will have long-reaching consequences, in Philadelphia, in the nation, and, literally, from this little room in 275 [of Philadelphia City Hall], around the world," Kline told the jury. "We've tried for years, collectively, to change their behavior, but you 12 individuals, as a jury speaking as one, have that power."