A Coral Gables attorney received a seven-figure jury award in Palm Beach County Circuit Court for the widow of a deceased smoker.
And Richard J. Diaz, who represented Lloyd Spurlock's widow against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co., said the trial was a situation he had never seen before in his law firm: two jurors fell asleep while lawyers fell asleep Presenting arguments.
Coral Gables attorney Richard J. Diaz. Courtesy photo