Courtroom Videos
Trial Videos – Trial Video Clip of Cohen vs. R.J. Reynolds
Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by LeighM in Courtroom Videos
Nathan Cohen began smoking in 1940, at the age of 14, and continued all his life. Mr. Cohen was not diagnosed with cancer until May of 1994, and died shortly after of a smoking-related illness later that year. Mr. Cohen’s widow, Robin Cohen, claimed wrongful death and sought compensatory and punitive damages.
The courtroom video below presents a key moment in the case. Defense attorney, Stephanie Parker, cross-examines Dr. Gary M. Straus and emphasizes there was no radiology report that states Mr. Cohen had cancer in his lungs until May of 1994. Dr. Straus argues a radiologist would not make a diagnosis if there is not an obvious cancer or mass shown in the films. Parker then restates that there was no medical record that indicated there was cancer in Mr. Cohen’s lungs up until 1994. Dr. Straus then conceded that this was the case.
The defense on behalf of RJ Reynolds attempted to argue that Mr. Cohen died as a result of cancer of the pleura. This means that a lung cancer was not caused by smoking. However, the jury decided that Mr. Cohen’s cause of death was lung cancer, and awarded monetary damages to Mrs. Cohen for a total of $30 million.
Meg Whitman Video: eBay Domestic Holdings Inc vs. Craig Newmark
Posted on 29. Jun, 2010 by LeighM in Business Law Videos, Courtroom Videos
Watch as former eBay CEO and current California GOP gubernatorial candidate, Meg Whitman is cross-examined by defense attorney Catherine Dearlove, representing Craigslist, as to whether eBay informed Craigslist about eBay’s aggressive plans to expand internationally into the online classified ads business.
In 2005, eBay planned to launch local classified advertising in Europe that would span across four countries and three languages. A few weeks after the proposed launch on September 30th, Craigslist made a significant shareholder decision.
eBay is alleging that Craigslist diluted their minority shareholder stake in Craigslist, and took away their right to appoint a director of the board. In the video below, defense attorney Catherine Dearlove asks Meg Whitman if eBay informed Craigslist about their aggressive plans to expand internationally into the online classified ads business. Dearlove points out that she never informed Craig Newmark or Jim Buckmaster, Craigslist owners and CEOs, of eBay’s plans to launch an independent platform. Whitman explains she could not divulge this information due to a non disclosure agreement.
Whitman goes on to explain she did inform Craigslist that there was a plethora of issues eBay wanted to assist them with; particularly international expansion. However, that was not included in the current contract.
This case is still ongoing; as a decision has yet to be reached. What’s your take based on this business law video? Comment below.
Victims Testify at Toyota Sudden Acceleration Hearings
Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by GuestAuthor in Courtroom Videos
In the video below, victims of sudden acceleration testify before Congress as to what happened when they experienced unintended acceleration problems in their Toyota vehicles.
At the same hearings held in February of this year Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda and James E. Lentz III, the president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A apologized for the company’s slow recall and failure to communicate about problem floor mats. Recent recalls have included Camry, Prius and an Avalon floor mat recall and gas pedal recall. However, both denied reports that the acceleration problems are due to an electrical problem with the systems that control the engines and maintain that they have been caused by stuck gas pedals and defective floor mats. According to an article in the New York Times in May, the National Highway and Safety Administration is now putting the number of sudden acceleration related deaths at 89.
This testimony is likely the first of many witness and victim testimonies that are to come related to sudden acceleration. United States District Court Judge James V. Selna decided last month that the 300 cases currently pending against Toyota and future cases would be consolidated and litigated by a team of court appointed lawyers. This will include not only cases of injury and wrongful death, but also suits filed by Toyota owners over the loss of value of their vehicles due to the recalls and sudden acceleration issues.
Jordan van der Sloot In Need of a Criminal Attorney
Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by GuestAuthor in Accident Videos, Courtroom Videos, Criminal Law Videos
This video actually shows and depicts how Jordan van der Sloot finally confesses during a police interrogation, to hopefully win a lesser sentence. He became enraged when Stephanie Flores was looking at Natalie Halloway on his computer. His direct quote was that he “dragged her by the neck and hit her”. I cannot imagine someone trying to do this to me while on vacation in South America! Looks as if Jordan van der Sloot will need a Fort Wayne criminal defense attorney, or perhaps a criminal attorney who has had experience, to even begin bargaining for a lesser sentence.
