Second District Court Of Appeal Reverses Defense Verdict, Grants Brannock & Humphries Client A New Trial
Brannock & Humphries prevailed today in convincing the Second District Court of Appeal that a Hillsborough County trial judge made several errors during the jury selection process of a wrongful death lawsuit that ended in a verdict for cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris.
Brannock & Humphries Obtains Affirmance In Contested Divorce Case
Just a week after a spirited oral argument in Tampa, the Second District Court of Appeal today fully upheld the trial court’s ruling in a hard-fought dissolution of marriage lawsuit.
Brannock & Humphries Opens 2019 With Big Win In Cigarette Appeal
In its first group of opinions issued in 2019, the Second District Court of Appeal today affirmed a multimillion-dollar final judgment in favor of a Brannock & Humphries client whose husband died from his lifelong addiction to R.J. Reynolds’ cigarettes.
Supreme Court Grants New Trial, Hands Brannock & Humphries Another Appellate Victory
The Florida Supreme Court has reversed the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s decision in an important case about the limits of a criminal defendant’s Fifth Amendment rights to counsel and to avoid self-incrimination.
Brannock & Humphries Honored By U.S. News & World Report As “Best Law Firm” In Three Separate Specialties
Along with another highly-sought-after “Tier 1” annual recognition from U.S. News & World Report for its work in appellate practice and commercial litigation, Brannock & Humphries was, for the first time this year, selected as a “Tier 2” recipient of the publication’s “Best Law Firm” designation in the area of
Brannock & Humphries Convinces Florida Supreme Court To Reaffirm Dangerous Instrumentality Doctrine
In a major victory for plaintiffs around the state, the Florida Supreme Court today agreed with Brannock & Humphries that the Second District Court of Appeal improperly limited the dangerous instrumentality doctrine in declining to apply it to a multi-terrain loader.
Brannock & Humphries Scores Groundbreaking Victory In Cigarette Appeal
Brannock & Humphries won a new trial for the widow of an addicted smoker who died from lung cancer, persuading the Third District Court of Appeal in the process to announce an important clarification of the requirements for bringing a lawsuit against a cigarette manufacturer under Florida law.
Brannock & Humphries Helps Trial Team Win $7.5 Million Verdict Against Cigarette Company
Following almost three weeks of trial, during which Brannock & Humphries addressed multiple difficult legal questions, a jury in Jacksonville returned a $7.5 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for fraudulently concealing from the American public for more than 40 years that it intentionally designed its cigarettes to be
Brannock & Humphries Named A Finalist For Small Business Of The Year
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce announced today that Brannock & Humphries is a finalist for the 2018 Small Business of the Year Award—the second time in two nominations that the firm has been named a finalist for this prestigious honor.
Brannock & Humphries Attorneys Recognized As State’s Most “Elite”
Steve Brannock, Celene Humphries, and Ceci Berman have been named members of the Florida Legal Elite, and Tom Seider has been named an “Up and Comer,” in Florida Trend Magazine’s prestigious annual listing of Florida’s most distinguished attorneys.