Brannock & Humphries Obtains Affirmance Of Multimillion-Dollar Jury Verdict Against Cigarette Manufacturers
Following written and oral advocacy by Brannock & Humphries, the Fifth District Court of Appeal has fully upheld, without comment, a Brevard County jury’s decision to award $36 million, including punitive damages, to three plaintiffs in a wrongful death lawsuit against Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
Brannock & Humphries Obtains Affirmance Of Jury Verdict Rejecting Legal Malpractice Claim
The Second District Court of Appeal issued a per curiam affirmance today in favor of a Brannock & Humphries client who was sued for legal malpractice over his handling of a real estate deal.
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.
United States Supreme Court Sides With Brannock & Humphries
Brannock & Humphries prevailed today in convincing the United States Supreme Court to decline to review a Florida state appellate decision on due process grounds, dealing a blow to the tobacco industry’s latest coordinated effort to overturn the landmark Engle class action litigation.
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.
Florida Supreme Court Rules For Brannock & Humphries Again
The Florida Supreme Court has resolved a years-old conflict that sharply divided Florida’s lower appellate courts, handing a unanimous win to Brannock & Humphries on an issue near and dear to many lawyers’ hearts: proposals for settlement.
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 Triumphs In Phantom Motorist Appeal
If a ladder appears in the middle of a bridge, and no one saw how it got there, can the plaintiff argue that the ladder fell from a vehicle because the driver of the vehicle was negligent?
Brannock & Humphries Secures Unanimous Victory For Homeowner In Florida Supreme Court Foreclosure Case
Brannock & Humphries successfully convinced all seven members of the Florida Supreme Court to dismiss a challenge today to a decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal, brought by U.S. Bank, over which the Supreme Court had previously agreed to weigh in.