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They Convinced Jury To Award $1.4 Million To Doctor Injured In Wreck

Carlos Bodden and W. David Bennett persuaded a Broward jury that their client's injuries were caused by a traffic accident and that they were permanent.
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New York Law Journal

Videotaping IMEs: a Corollary to Defense Surveillance

In their Trial Advocacy column, Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan write: Our first article on the topic of secretly taping so-called "independent medical examinations" was met with wide criticism by certain members of the defense bar. However, if we are to achieve fairness in the adversarial process, and if trials are to remain reliable means of discovering the truth, then both sides must be permitted to use covert video surveillance where appropriate.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Pelvic Mesh Bellwether Trial Gets Underway in W.Va.

The first federal bellwether trial began on Monday against Johnson & Johnson in a case alleging one of its transvaginal mesh devices is defective.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Some GM Plaintiffs Seek a Way Around Bankruptcy Stay

A number of plaintiffs attorneys, hoping to jumpstart lawsuits over General Motors Co.'s ignition switch recalls, are challenging a court order that prevents them from pursuing their claims.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Asbestos Plaintiffs Move to Block Access to Evidence

A group of asbestos claimants have filed an emergency motion to seeking to block a gasket-maker going through bankruptcy from releasing information subpoenaed by Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd.
2 minute read

Law.com

States Offer Fast Track for GM Plaintiffs

Attorneys fear bogging down in big federal MDL.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Bankruptcy Judge Delays Briefing in GM Ignition Cases

A federal bankruptcy judge on Monday delayed briefing to give plaintiffs attorneys suing General Motors Co. over ignition-switch defects time to file a consolidated complaint.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Legal Mal Suit in Tropicana Slip-and-Fall Case Revived

A New Jersey appeals court has reinstated a malpractice suit against a New Jersey lawyer that had been dismissed below because the plaintiff's expert relied on his own experience rather than on a survey of settlement and verdict amounts in comparable cases.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Couple Wins $309,000 in Dog Attack Lawsuit

A Newington couple who were attacked by a pair of angry bullmastiff dogs was awarded $309,000 following a bench trial recently.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Rising Stars 2014: Caroline Herrington | 35

Caroline Herrington is a trial lawyer, but she says one of the cases she is most proud of was no great trial victory.
3 minute read

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