Sentences with phrase «won trials in cases»

There has never been a question that Mann will never win a trial in this case.

Not exact matches

The legal background is complicated, but the gist of it is that Gawker would likely win the case — but for the fact the trial is taking place in Hogan's hometown, and in front of jurors who are unlikely to look kindly on New York - based Gawker and its Oxford - educated founder, Nick Denton.

If it did, any award won at trial could be tripled under the Act — to as much as $ 5.7 billion in this case.

U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni approved the withdrawal of attorneys Steve Molo and Joel Cohen, who defended Silver in his 2015 trial and then won an appeal of his conviction, and entry into the case of a new defense lawyer, Michael Feldberg.

Assemblyman Sheldon Silver — one of the most powerful men in Albany for two decades and a constant in shaping state policy under five governors — was found guilty Monday of selling his office for legal fees, capping a trial that cast new light on the capital's lax ethics laws and handing federal prosecutors a big win in a case that had lacked a smoking gun.

Although a judge initially ruled that Singh's words constituted an assertion of fact, which would have made it hard for him to win a trial case, in April 2010 an appeals court found that his statement qualified as «fair comment» and was therefore protected.

Tired of having to slog through menial office work for a successful law firm, he finagles his way into earning himself an open - and - shut battery case, in which he wins using his charm, wit, and energy during the trial — and a few unethical things that could get him disbarred if revealed.

This case is a separate trial from the earlier trial which saw Apple win a $ 1.05 billion dollar judgment against Samsung back in August.

An accused who was previously eligible for a lenient sentence or who had racked up considerable pre-sentence custody could throw in the towel and make peace with Her Majesty but is now encouraged to take a shot at trial even where he assesses his own chances of winning the case as poor — if you're getting slammed by a mandatory minimum whether you plead guilty or not, you may as well spin the wheel of justice and see what happens.

The bottom line was that the litigant in State Center Community College (a community college district) properly relied on this doctrine in a contract case at the trial court level to garner a fee recovery of $ 581,335.91, plus the opportunity to reap some more fees for winning on appeal.

[He] was always available; friendly and supportive; intensely interested in the case; available to prepare numerous quality legal memoranda which were well written, well reasoned, and well documented; creative but relevant in his approach and recommendations in dealing with very difficult issues; very timely with responses to my requests; able to prepare me for trial on all issues; and able to provide me with thorough, accurate, and winning case law and convincing legal arguments.»

We provide a free case evaluation to review the claim in charge no attorney fees until we successfully resolve the case through a negotiated settlement or winning a jury award at trial.

She has been recognized by the Court for her success in winning a prisoner civil rights jury trial, and has secured favorable summary judgment decisions in multiple cases.

BASTA has won more jury trials in eviction cases than all of the other organizations in Southern California combined.

At Monsees & Mayer, P.C., in Kansas City, Missouri, we are trial lawyers who have won many difficult truck accident cases.

To win their case, there are three questions that a Claimant must answer - and ultimately before a Judge in a trial.

In 2013, there were 20 medical malpractice cases that went to trial, with 11 of those cases being decided in the favor of the defendant (meaning the doctor won at the trial levelIn 2013, there were 20 medical malpractice cases that went to trial, with 11 of those cases being decided in the favor of the defendant (meaning the doctor won at the trial levelin the favor of the defendant (meaning the doctor won at the trial level).

At Rawa Law Group, we know that most cases are won in the courtroom, which is why we prepare every claim as if it will be taken to trial.

The bad news for New Jersey Plaintiffs is that they only win in 36 percent of personal injury cases that go to trial.

Instead of relying solely on briefs or a brief oral argument to win a case, trial attorneys need to put in a lot more face time.

In the California case, the party who won at trial had a judgment dismissing the case, and then suddenly had an order requiring immediate payment of a substantial sum and dispossessing him of his home.

Selecting an attorney that has experience in taking your type of case to trial can give you the winning edge and the maximum benefit.

Lead attorney Geoffrey Fieger (who once represented Dr. Jack Kevorkian of assisted suicide fame and has won many high - profile cases) chose to ignore the instructions handed down by the trial judge in what the Michigan Supreme Court called «an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.»

In this case, Rothgery never went to trial — so did he win this case or not?

After the initial trial over Thomas» alleged copyright infringement, which resulted in a $ 222,000 verdict against Thomas, Brian Toder, Thomas» first lawyer, successfully won a remand but later withdrew from the case.

Tenant won a utility cap lease dispute with landlord in a case involving both a complaint and cross-claims, with the trial judge eventually awarding tenant $ 27,919.11 who also lost on other claims.

With only a dozens of professional trial lawyers, TianTong has represented more appeal and retrial cases before the Supreme People's Court than any other law firms in China, and has been keeping one of the highest winning rates among all Chinese law firms before the Supreme People's Court for many years.

This attitude of determination, along with the exhaustive investigation that goes into preparing for trial, often makes it possible to win a case before going to court, whether in the form of a favorable insurance settlement or a dismissal of criminal charges.

Speaker, «Winning the Premises and Construction Liability Case — Openings and Closing Arguments in a Premises Liability Case», Association of Trial Lawyers of America — New Jersey (ATLA - NJ), October 29, 2005

Lead Trial Counsel in over a hundred civil jury trials with only 3 losses; an astounding 97 % case - winning percentage in Trial Counsel in over a hundred civil jury trials with only 3 losses; an astounding 97 % case - winning percentage in trialtrial

You handle many emotional, gut, and heart - wrenching cases, so how do you handle the emotions and channel them to your advantage, in a way that helps you win at trial?

Consistently winning in the courtroom on cases that other lawyers would not have the courage to take to trial or which would've been settled for a lot less money.

The fact that an answer brief is not filed in an appeal does not mean that the party filing the appeal automatically wins (as would be the case in a civil action in the trial court where the defendant failed to file an answer), but gives rise to a more lenient standard of review than in a contested appeal.

Drunk driving defense is a narrow specialty of criminal defense, requiring significant training and expertise in technical matters such as breath test machines, and strong trial skills to win cases.

Award - winning attorneys at Lorenzo & Lorenzo are nationally respected trial lawyers in Tampa with a long history of success in cases across the state of Florida.

But even when an abbreviated conclusion is not possible, when cases go to trial, Lightfoot attorneys focus on winning in the courtroom.

He has personally tried to verdict more than 35 asbestos cases in 20 different states, winning defense verdicts in 31 out of 35 trials.

He or she has to have sufficient DBCH evidence in order to win his case in settlement or trial.

That said, I don't believe there would be a strong correlation between striking an attorney and losing or winning the case since nearly every trial attorney believes in striking other attorneys during voir dire.

Thus litigants and lawyers should never assume they will win at trial — which is always inherently risky — and should engage in «reality testing» at each stage of a case, especially at mediation.

I have been involved in cases where a conference is held with the other experts to discuss the issues; the conference is held within a month of the trial and based on the issues and discussions that arise, the claimant eventually discontinues the case as they realise that the argument that they have provided will not allow them to win in court.

Mr. Leighton won the Cohen & Cohen, P.C. Trial Lawyer of the Year Award for his exceptional work in the area of medical negligence cases.

With hundreds of millions collected in verdicts and settlements for injured plaintiffs across the state and nation, high - profile media cases galore, and an indisputable track record demonstrating proven success in fighting (and winning) massive financial awards from some of the nation's largest insurance companies, corporations, medical device manufacturers, government entities and more, Gomez Trial Attorneys is certainly not your average personal injury firm.

In one case, after a lengthy trial, the team was able to win a directed verdict from the judge before the case went to the jury.

From the outset we prepare your case to win at trial, in order to putting you in the best possible position to negotiate a favorable settlement.

Even though most attorneys have one or more stories about their most memorable «win» in court, the cases that pull down the biggest numbers from year to year seem to feature faces that are rather familiar to the trial bar.

Things like checking that the KC traffic accident lawyer has won similar cases in a settlement and in a trial are good indications.

Christopher routinely wins at trial, earns dismissals before going to trial and finds creative ways to minimize the impact of criminal charges in cases ranging from drunk driving to homicide.

Personal injury lawyers can put in hundreds of hours of work and hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs to prepare a case for trial, but if they don't win, they don't earn their fee.

Having trial experience is critical if a case does go to trial; an attorney who is not comfortable in the courtroom, and does not have a relationship with judges, police officers, expert witnesses, clerks, and all others who are often involved in the court process may be less successful when it comes to winning a case.