Case Autopsy: The Settlement and Verdict Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Michael Young of Reichardt Noce & Young in St. Louis, Missouri joins Mike Campbell and Chris Finney to talk about insurance cases from the defense angle. Michael is a litigation partner at Reichardt Noce & Young. For over 20 years, he’s represented insurers in complex insurance coverage matters in all steps of the claims process.

During the pod, Mike Young and our hosts shed light on the realities of insurance defense and some of the issues that insurers deal with when they seek aid from a firm like Michael’s. They also discuss the complexities of some of the cases Michael handles and how the language of insurance policies changes over time to better suit both insurers and insureds.

To learn more about Michael Young, please visit: https://www.reichardtnoce.com/michael-young

Matt Sharp of Law Office of Matthew L. Sharp in Reno joins Mike Campbell and Chris Finney to discuss an outstanding result where Matt Sharp and his co-counsel obtained $200 Million in a health insurance bad faith verdict. The case was against the largest health insurer in the country that denied a client the proton beam radiation therapy he needed to treat his lung cancer. The denial was made automatically—without conducting a proper investigation and examining the risks of alternative treatment.

During the pod, Matt Sharp dives deep into the reasoning of the denial and the occurrences that led up to his client passing away due to horrible complications from the alternative treatment he was forced to undergo and how he and his co-counsel handled the 14-day trial and approached their arguments and courtroom strategies.

To learn more about Matt Sharp and his practice, please visit: https://mattsharplaw.com/

Chris Nace is a trial lawyer who tries medical malpractice and catastrophic injury cases with his firm, Paulson and Nace, in Maryland and West Virginia. In the pod, Chris and Mike discuss Nace’s transition from general injury cases to medical malpractice and what it’s like to try cases with members of his family. In one of those cases, Chris and his father tried a difficult, multi-week trial in West Virginia involving a birth injury. Nace breaks down the theory behind his case, how he handled experts in trial, and his team’s approach to the division of trial work. One of the key strategies explored on the pod is Nace’s strategy to not depose any of the Defendants’ experts before trial and how that played out at trial. Due to Nace and his father’s outstanding trial work and preparation, the jury rendered a very favorable verdict to the family they represented.

Matt Nakajima and Lindsay Lawrence teamed up to represent a deserving plaintiff and managed to get a verdict in excess of $800,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the pod, Matt and Lindsay break down how they were able to take a very difficult case with very difficult facts and show how an injury to any human has meaning and value.

Beyond presenting the human element of the case, Matt and Lindsay both deployed pre-trial and trial strategies that framed the case in the best light possible. In this regard, Matt and Lindsay discuss every element of the case.

Any person who has a trial coming up should consider some of the tactics and strategies used by the team in this case. Even though many would have strongly considered the insurance company’s offer in this case before trial, Matt and Lindsay plowed forward and had faith the jury would do the right thing. In this case, they certainly did.

To learn more about Matt and Lindsay’s practice, please visit:  https://www.rittgers.com

Do you have a verdict or settlement you want to discuss on Case Autopsy?  Feel free to email Mike at Mike.Campbell@thomaslawoffices.com

Attorney Kenneth “Kenny” Berger of the Law Office of Kenneth E. Berger joins Chris and Mike to discuss how he built a powerful trial firm in the heart of South Carolina and the key components to making his firm run smoothly while he builds his cases for trial. In this wide-ranging interview, Kenny discusses how he manages to focus his efforts on running a successful practice and working within that practice to obtain outstanding results for his clients. Beyond obtaining multiple seven-figure results for his clients, Kenny is also a regular speaker on topics ranging from handling brain injury cases to injuries to minors, as well as a published author. 

Indiana personal injury attorney Barry Rooth is a widely respected medical malpractice lawyer who has managed to make a real difference in his community by prosecuting rogue doctors on behalf of his injured clients.  Barry’s first notable case prosecuting a rogue doctor was featured in a Vanity Fair expose on how Indiana surgeon Mark Weinberger injured more than 350 people performing unnecessary and harmful surgical procedures.  Barry then spearheaded a legal team that held Dr. Arvind Gandhi responsible for harming nearly 300 hundred patients performing unnecessary and harmful procedures (covered in the NY Times:  https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/18/business/a-small-indiana-town-scarred-by-a-trusted-doctor.html).  Barry sits down with Chris and Mike to discuss how he ended up handling such prominent cases and the process he went through to make sure his clients received justice.

John Fisher joins Chris and Mike in Episode Five to discuss how his firm’s guiding purpose “Stopping Medical Injustice” affects nearly every decision the firm makes. Through reading his wildly popular books, “The Power of a System,” and his recent “The Law Firm of Your Dreams,” the legal community knows how passionate John is about protecting consumers from medical malpractice and negligence.  In this episode, John dives deep with Chris and Mike to discuss how stopping medical injustice guided him recently to have a press conference about some of the injustices his clients are facing, as well as how that guiding purpose informs him about trial tactics and strategies.

Robin Frazier Clark is an incredibly accomplished plaintiff’s lawyer practicing in Atlanta, Georgia. She has served as Past President of the Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Association, as well as Past President of the Georgia State Bar Association. Beyond her trial practice — where she has tried over 75 trials (as well as handling over 30 appeals before the Georgia Appellate Courts) — Robin dedicates her time to her community doing volunteer work and to the trial bar through lectures, written publications, and helping new lawyers.

In this episode, Robin sits down with Mike and guest co-host, Heidi DiLorenzo, to discuss two cases. First, Robin breaks down her case on behalf of the Estate of Diane Smith McIver against Claude “Tex” McIver. Robin explains her reasoning for taking on this case: All human lives have value. Robin knew the way to show the value of Diane’s life was to hold Mr. McIver accountable for causing his wife’s untimely death. After Robin navigated both a challenge by Tex and his legal team to the wrongful death case itself and a separate declaratory judgment action filed by the insurer, Robin was able to obtain an outstanding result which proved that Diane’s life had value.

In carrying that general theme over to her next case, a medical malpractice suit against Emory Hospital, Robin discusses how important it was to hold Emory Hospital responsible for its negligence and had a jury affirm the true value of her client’s life. In discussing this case, Robin outlines the facts of the case and the evidence she used to prosecute the suit against Emory Hospital. Robin emphasized the use of her deceased client’s journals, which she wrote in daily for decades and how the journals ended when her life was cut short by Emory’s negligence. Robin’s powerful arguments made all the difference for the family of the deceased and helped to hold those who did their loved one wrong accountable.

To learn more about Robin’s practice, please visit: https://www.gatriallawyers.net/robin-frazer-clark.html

Do you have a verdict or settlement you want to discuss on the podcast? Please mail Mike at mike.Campbell@Thomaslawwoffices.com

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Jurors care. That’s patently obvious from a recent and righteous verdict obtained by medical malpractice trial attorneys Brendan Lupetin and Greg Unatin on behalf of a very deserving client. Despite the concerns many trial attorneys have about trying a case during COVID-19, Brendan and Greg went the distance and showed that despite the challenges we’re all facing, jurors can sit and listen to evidence, render a fair verdict, and hold medical providers responsible for reckless and negligent conduct even during a pandemic.

Brendan and Greg break down the strategies they used in preparing for trial, as well as how the court and opposing counsel handled a trial during COVID-19. Helping to break down the verdict and strategies employed is guest co-host Chris Finney. Chris and Mike have a very candid and wide-ranging conversation with Brendan and Greg about pre-trial and trial strategy. We think Brendan and Greg’s passion and commitment to their client’s case come across in this episode and that every trial lawyer can benefit from the lessons imparted.

To learn more about Greg and Brendan’s practice, check out their firm’s site: https://www.meyersmedmal.com

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Case Autopsy: The Settlement and Verdict Podcast

Tad Thomas, co-host of the official Lawyer Minds podcast, is one of most sought-after CLE speakers in the country, presenting on topics ranging from technology in the courtroom and litigation skills to modern law practice management. He speaks from experience too — Tad is regularly in the courtroom and tries cases around the country. After obtaining two seven figure verdicts in 2019, Tad could’ve sat 2020 out and waited until the pandemic had passed to get back in the courtroom. But, that’s not Tad.

If you try enough cases, you know losses are going to happen and there are obstacles in your way that you have to manage. In this podcast, Tad sits down to talk with Mike about a medical malpractice case he recently tried and the obstacles he and his co-counsel faced, as well as how the trial judge, opposing counsel, and jurors handled the unique challenges presented by COVID-19. Although ultimately unsuccessful at trial, Tad’s graciously shares his experiences about the trial in this podcast in the hopes that listeners can learn from the lessons and implement strategies from those lesson in their cases.

To learn more about Tad’s practice, visit: https://www.thomaslawoffices.com

Do you have a verdict or settlement you want to discuss on the podcast? Please mail Mike at mike.Campbell@Thomaslawoffices.com

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