Litigation Strategy & Trial Practice
Where Trucking Litigation Is Headed and How to Stay Ahead of It
Explore trucking litigation trends, broker liability, and safety compliance strategies impacting defense attorneys and claims professionals today.
New York Changes Impacting Exposure and Defense Strategy For Auto Claims
Big changes to NY auto claims law—new rules could impact exposure and defense strategy. Read the latest update.
New Jersey Just Made Independent Contractors Much Harder to Use
New Jersey N.J.A.C. 12:11 rule tightens independent contractor classification, raising compliance risks, enforcement, and insurance exposure.
Mock Trials and Focus Groups: The Trial Prep Tools Your Attorney May Recommend — And Why They Work
Attorney Kristin Moro explains how focus groups and mock trials work, how they differ, and why they can be game-changing tools for serious civil litigation — and when they may be right for your case.
What Not to Do: What You Don't Know Will Kill Your Client's Case
Most New York litigators know that the state has four Appellate Divisions, First, Second, Third, and Fourth, that decide appeals from the Supreme Court’s 13 judicial districts.
Using Recent Court Decisions to Aggressively Defend Our Clients
At Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady, we fight hard to protect our clients’ interests, and we do so by staying ahead of the law and using the latest court decisions to our clients’ advantage.
What Jurors Are Thinking: Jury Trends You Must Know
One of the hardest parts of trial work has always been predicting what jurors will do once the courtroom door closes.
Aggressive Defense Provides a Win
Knowing and applying key jurisdictional issues can mean the difference between an early dismissal of a case against a client or having to defend a case for years and incur mounting legal fees.
The Jury Spoke: Give Them Every Single Penny They Spent
A Minnesota county jury recently returned a verdict of almost $1 million, in favor of a Gerber Ciano Kelly Brady client, represented by Partners Frank Ciano and Michael Brophy, who sought recovery of its litigation defense costs and attorney’s fees under a contractual indemnity agreement...
Not Even Time for Lunch: Jury Delivers Defendant's Verdict in 50 Minutes
Everyone knows that getting people to agree is difficult and it is even harder to get six people sitting on a jury to agree on a verdict, let alone in short period of time.
