Shook Recognized for Trial Skills by CVN in List of Most Impressive Defense Verdicts

Courtroom View Network (CVN) chose a defense verdict obtained by Shook among its list of “Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts of 2024.” 

After an eight-day trial, a Florida jury returned a defense verdict for Philip Morris in a highly watched trial covered by CVN. The case was unique as it fell outside the Engle-progeny cases and required plaintiff to prove a design-defect claim to prevail.

The Shook trial team, led by Partners Bruce Tepikian, Lindsey Heinz and Matt Bernstein prevailed on all counts. The case was tried in the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida.