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    What's the Difference Between Mesothelioma and Asbestos Lung Cancer?
    Jim Ferraro
    • Jan 13

    What's the Difference Between Mesothelioma and Asbestos Lung Cancer?

    You may assume that mesothelioma and asbestos lung cancer are interchangeable terms. But while both are caused by asbestos exposure,...
    Why File a Paraquat Lawsuit?
    Jim Ferraro
    • Jan 6

    Why File a Paraquat Lawsuit?

    Farmers who use paraquat are far more likely to develop Parkinson’s than those who never used it. A lawsuit is the best way to get...
    Can Asbestos Exposure Cause Lung Cancer?
    Jim Ferraro
    • Jan 4

    Can Asbestos Exposure Cause Lung Cancer?

    Each year, thousands of Americans die as a result of exposure to asbestos, and those in certain industries—particularly Navy,...
    How Does Paraquat Cause Parkinson’s?
    Jim Ferraro
    • Dec 1, 2021

    How Does Paraquat Cause Parkinson’s?

    Parkinson’s disease affects nearly 1 million people in the United States. Since its introduction in 1962, scientists have connected...
    Getting the Jury to Understand How to Calculate Damages
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 14, 2018

    Getting the Jury to Understand How to Calculate Damages

    I was in the middle of my closing arguments in the Castillo-Dupont case. Although I spent the bulk of my 90 minutes going through and...
    A Family Heritage
    Jim Ferraro
    • Oct 10, 2017

    A Family Heritage

    In 1997, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (now known simply as Public Justice) named me a national finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year be
    Justice for the Families
    Jim Ferraro
    • Oct 8, 2017

    Justice for the Families

    The results of our third and final appeal in Delaware came in shortly after the Florida Supreme Court reinstated the Castillo decision....
    Success at Last
    Jim Ferraro
    • Oct 5, 2017

    Success at Last

    The day of oral arguments was surreal. We had been through so much already, from the trial, to the court of appeals, to getting the...
    Reassuring the Castillo Family
    Jim Ferraro
    • Oct 4, 2017

    Reassuring the Castillo Family

    While we were in the briefing process at the Florida Supreme Court, my firm received a letter from Greg Gaebe that stated if we dropped...
    Arguing the Case to the Florida Supreme Court
    Jim Ferraro
    • Oct 3, 2017

    Arguing the Case to the Florida Supreme Court

    We had one step one, and received a positive decision on our writ to present our case to the Supreme Court. We now had to fully brief and...
    Refusing to Give Up Hope
    Jim Ferraro
    • Oct 2, 2017

    Refusing to Give Up Hope

    In the aftermath of the appellate decision, the Castillos and I had a limited period of time in which to decide whether we would try to...
    Dealing with Defeat
    Jim Ferraro
    • Oct 1, 2017

    Dealing with Defeat

    During the appellate process at the Third District Court of Appeals in Florida, DuPont did two notable and important things. First, it...
    In Hostile Territory
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 28, 2017

    In Hostile Territory

    The proceedings in the Scottish cases – we had started to vigorously pursue 29 cases on behalf of children in Scotland who were affected...
    Getting to Know the Jurors
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 27, 2017

    Getting to Know the Jurors

    I asked Clem Glynn how he came to know about the jurors, especially that one nasty juror who wanted to sabotage everything, and who...
    Paying for the Angry Juror
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 26, 2017

    Paying for the Angry Juror

    When a case like this comes to an end, some lawyers crash from the emotional and physical toll. Not me. For several weeks afterward, I...
    Savoring a Hard-Won Victory
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 25, 2017

    Savoring a Hard-Won Victory

    The jury had awarded a $4 million decision for the plaintiff. When the clerk finished reading how the jury came up with this number and...
    The Verdict
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 24, 2017

    The Verdict

    Sometime in the late morning the jury came back with a second question related to economic damages, which is usually a great sign for us....
    The Possibility of Press Leaks
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 21, 2017

    The Possibility of Press Leaks

    As I mentioned in my last post, I’d noticed a conference between the DuPont and Pine Island Farms attorneys concerning how Judge Donner...
    The Jury Deliberates
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 20, 2017

    The Jury Deliberates

    On the first full day of deliberations in the Castillo-DuPont case, as the lawyers were going through the evidence with the court, the...
    Helping the Jurors Understand the Case
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 19, 2017

    Helping the Jurors Understand the Case

    Judge Donner had spent a considerable amount of time explaining the evidence in the Castillo-DuPont case to the jurors. She continued to...
    The Judge Instructs the Jury
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 18, 2017

    The Judge Instructs the Jury

    On the morning of June 6, 1996, the jury was ushered into the courtroom just as it had been every other morning for the previous five...
    Asking Damages, and Dealing with Defense Badmouthing
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 17, 2017

    Asking Damages, and Dealing with Defense Badmouthing

    The total damages we were pursuing in the Castillo-DuPont case were in the general range of $20 to $30 million. Based on our assessment,...
    Closing Arguments
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 13, 2017

    Closing Arguments

    I was ready to close the case. Judge Donner instructed her clerk, Ray, to bring the jury back into the courtroom to commence closing...
    The Judge Stands Firm
    whitewayweb
    • Sep 12, 2017

    The Judge Stands Firm

    In my last post, I mentioned something sneaky that the defense was doing: one of the lawyers had used blowups of testimony as exhibits –...
    Bickering Over Evidence
    whitewayweb
    • Sep 11, 2017

    Bickering Over Evidence

    In my last post, I mentioned how the defense wanted the judge to declare a mistrial on the basis of the testimony of Sonya Sipes. The...
    The Importance to the Case of an Ecological Study
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 7, 2017

    The Importance to the Case of an Ecological Study

    One of the last witnesses to testify in the Castillo-DuPont case was Dr. Brad Pollock, an associate professor and the director of the...
    An Unshakeable Witness
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 6, 2017

    An Unshakeable Witness

    In my last post, I wrote about some of the dirty tricks the defense was employing during this trial, and how one of the defense lawyers...
    Dirty Tricks to Sway the Case
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 5, 2017

    Dirty Tricks to Sway the Case

    The questionable tactics the defense engaged in from the outset of the Castillo-DuPont trial continued right through the very last...
    An Expert Witness for the Other Side Helps Our Case
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 4, 2017

    An Expert Witness for the Other Side Helps Our Case

    In my previous few posts, I’ve been recounting the testimony, and my cross-examination, of expert witness Dr. Robert Brent, who said that...
    The Inconsistencies of an Expert Witness
    Jim Ferraro
    • Sep 3, 2017

    The Inconsistencies of an Expert Witness

    In my last post, I spoke about the experienced expert witness, Dr. Robert Brent. It turned out that Dr. Robert Brent had known Dr. Robert...
    Navigating the Testimony of the Opposition’s Experts
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 31, 2017

    Navigating the Testimony of the Opposition’s Experts

    While Dr. Robert Brent, an expert witness for DuPont in the Castillo-DuPont trial (whom I began to write about in my previous post),...
    Of Newbie and Rock-Star Witnesses
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 30, 2017

    Of Newbie and Rock-Star Witnesses

    As I mentioned earlier, when we went to trial, my two key witnesses had never testified in court before. That’s an extremely risky...
    The Defense Tries to Discredit the Case
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 29, 2017

    The Defense Tries to Discredit the Case

    The Defense was now about to present its case in the Castillo-DuPont trial. Just as I had carefully, methodically, and thoughtfully laid...
    The Defense Acts to Decimate an Expert’s Reputation
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 27, 2017

    The Defense Acts to Decimate an Expert’s Reputation

    As Liz and I sat and listened to toxicology expert Dr. Vyvyan Howard, who after providing testimony on our behalf at the Castillo-DuPont...
    The Defense Tries to Dismantle the Truth
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 24, 2017

    The Defense Tries to Dismantle the Truth

    Dr. Vyvyan Howard, a renowned expert on toxicology and pathology who had testified for us on the effects of certain fungicides on the...
    The Fine Details of Chemical Exposure
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 23, 2017

    The Fine Details of Chemical Exposure

    The following morning, the day after his in-depth testimony on the many different ways an embryo or fetus can be impacted by...
    A Breather Between Testimony, and Taking Stock
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 21, 2017

    A Breather Between Testimony, and Taking Stock

    In my previous posts, I presented the first phase of the testimony from Dr. Vyvyan Howard, a renowned toxicology and pathology expert,...
    The Expert Testimony Continues
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 21, 2017

    The Expert Testimony Continues

    In these last few posts, I’ve been recounting the testimony of the toxicology and pathology expert Dr. Vyvyan Howard, in the...
    Transmission Through the Skin
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 20, 2017

    Transmission Through the Skin

    In my previous two posts, I gave a picture of the testimony of the toxicology expert Dr. Vyvyan Howard, who was testifying as one of my...
    Evidence for Developmental Damage
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 17, 2017

    Evidence for Developmental Damage

    I had placed on the stand at the Castillo-DuPont trial the renowned Dr. Vyvyan Howard, a doctor and researcher who specialized in...
    A Renowned Expert Takes the Stand
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 16, 2017

    A Renowned Expert Takes the Stand

    I called Dr. Vyvyan Howard to the stand on May 22, three weeks into the Castillo-DuPont trial. By this point, the jury had heard a lot of...
    Becoming an Expert Witness ‘Whisperer’
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 15, 2017

    Becoming an Expert Witness ‘Whisperer’

    I spent the next week or so of the Castillo-DuPont trial calling every expert witness in our arsenal to testify about the scientific...
    The Sides that Lawyers Choose
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 14, 2017

    The Sides that Lawyers Choose

    On the plaintiff side, we often have to prove a lot in order to win. If we miss one point, we lose. It’s like building a house: if you...
    Admitting the Truth About Toxicity
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 13, 2017

    Admitting the Truth About Toxicity

    In my last post, I recounted how I had been questioning the DuPont toxicology expert Dr. Judith C. Stadler, and how we had, little by...
    Calculating Exposure
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 10, 2017

    Calculating Exposure

    Once the judge cleared my line of questioning, I began slowly and meticulously walking DuPont’s expert toxicologist Dr. Judith C. Stadler...
    Jockeying for Position During a Trial
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 9, 2017

    Jockeying for Position During a Trial

    During my questioning of the DuPont expert Dr. Judith C. Sadler, which I began to recount in my previous post, I saw that my line of...
    Countering a Witness for the Opposing Side
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 8, 2017

    Countering a Witness for the Opposing Side

    My primary objective with DuPont’s corporate representative Dr. Judith C. Stadler was to completely dismantle the bullshit five-gallon...
    The Delicacy of Working with Numbers in a Court Case
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 7, 2017

    The Delicacy of Working with Numbers in a Court Case

    Since the beginning of this trial, DuPont had been disseminating propaganda about its product and the case itself. I was doing my best to...
    Battling the Claims of Junk Science
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 6, 2017

    Battling the Claims of Junk Science

    With the exposure issue now firmly behind us, the next fight we had to endure in the Castillo-DuPont case was the battle of science....
    Overwhelming Evidence
    Jim Ferraro
    • Aug 3, 2017

    Overwhelming Evidence

    In my last post I recounted that I’d begun reading the 65 admissions I’d received from codefendant Pine Island Farms, in the...
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