Trial Defense Overview

Corporate management does not like “surprises” – particularly when it comes to litigation. As a result, Cabaniss Smith Toole & Wiggins, PL works in partnership with general counsel to carefully adjust the size, composition, experience and training level of a team to meet the needs of the specific case and client. Our attorneys offer agile, focused defense that combines coordinated discovery and pretrial management with innovative and technologically savvy trial strategy and tactics. We have significant and valuable experience in designing and implementing innovative strategic plans throughout all stages of litigation, trial and appeal in large or small cases in civil litigation including:

• Automotive products liability litigation
• Claims alleging defects in medical devices
• Workplace accidents involving industrial machinery or construction equipment
• Pharmaceutical and defective drug claims
• Food products and food safety claims
• Theme park or amusement park cases involving premises liability, defective design, or employee negligence claims
• Mass tort litigation management and coordination problems
• Allegations of unfair or deceptive trade practices by businesses or consumers
• Residential or commercial construction litigation

Although we have unique experience in devising strategies for specialized, pattern or large scale catastrophic litigation on a state, regional, national and even international basis for major Fortune 100 companies, our attorneys have also used creative strategies in individual cases to reach positive outcomes for clients before expensive discovery or trial even begins.

In the courtroom, lawyers must have the vision to anticipate difficult questions, to explain them in common sense language and be able to present their client’s position in an effective manner. We believe that the use of visual technology in the courtroom is the best way to present evidence at trial: Trial Director® projects high quality scanned photographs and documents, as well as videos and animations, where our attorneys can highlight, draw, tear out, redact and zoom directly on the screen using a light pen to direct the jury’s attention to important details.

We approach trials to represent our clients’ best interests with a blended approach of experience, technology, and judgment. To learn more about our ability to help resolve your high exposure litigation problems, contact a civil trial attorney at Cabaniss Smith Toole & Wiggins.