See You In Court

Beth Buchanan was a University of Georgia doctoral student with a promising future.

In February 2023, a wrong-way drunk driver struck her vehicle while she was taking her mother to the Atlanta airport. Beth was killed, and her mother suffered serious injuries.

The driver subsequently fled, leaving her family searching for accountability.

In this excerpt from See You In Court, attorney Rob Snyder introduces Beth's story and the circumstances that led her family to pursue a civil wrongful death case.

The full conversation explores how the family obtained a $56.5 million judgment and why the opportunity to honor Beth's life in court mattered, even when collecting the full amount was unlikely.

Listen to Episode 56, Complex Products Liability Cases With Tedra Cannella and Rob Snyder:

https://seeyouincourt.podbean.com/e/complex-products-liability-cases-with-tedra-cannella-and-rob-snyder

Preparing for a major federal trial is complicated enough without discovering that your legal team's hotel reservations have unexpectedly disappeared.

In this excerpt from See You In Court, attorney Rob Snyder recounts an unusual experience during preparations for a federal trial in Macon, Georgia.

The rooms had been reserved months earlier, but an arrangement involving the opposing law firms reportedly prevented his team from staying at the hotel.

What began as an unexpected logistical problem became part of a larger courtroom controversy.

The story offers a behind-the-scenes look at complex litigation and raises important questions about attorney conduct, fairness, and judicial oversight.

Listen to the complete Episode 56 conversation with Tedra Cannella and Rob Snyder:

https://seeyouincourt.podbean.com/e/complex-products-liability-cases-with-tedra-cannella-and-rob-snyder

During questioning about a vehicle's glue-on roof design, an attorney asked who came up with the idea.

The answer? According to the account shared in this episode, the manufacturer pointed to its customers and their desire for larger sunroofs.

But requesting a feature isn't the same as engineering its design.

In this excerpt from See You In Court, guests Tedra Cannella and Rob Snyder share a memorable moment from a products liability case that illustrates the questions surrounding product design and manufacturer accountability.

Listen to the full episode, Complex Products Liability Cases With Tedra Cannella and Rob Snyder:

https://seeyouincourt.podbean.com/e/complex-products-liability-cases-with-tedra-cannella-and-rob-snyder

After swerving to avoid a turtle, Mike Andrews struck a group of trees. His seatbelt extended approximately 20 inches, and his airbag did not deploy.

In this excerpt from See You In Court, products liability attorneys Tedra Cannella and Rob Snyder discuss the case and the safety design concerns it raised.

Their conversation explores an important question: How can changes intended to improve vehicle safety create risks under different crash conditions?

Listen to the complete episode, Complex Products Liability Cases With Tedra Cannella and Rob Snyder:

https://seeyouincourt.podbean.com/e/complex-products-liability-cases-with-tedra-cannella-and-rob-snyder

A fatal highway crash was initially blamed on the driver of a passenger vehicle. Two law firms declined the case, but five eyewitnesses told a very different story.

In this excerpt from See You In Court, attorneys Tedra Cannella and Rob Snyder explain how further investigation and a vehicle recall raised important questions about what actually happened.

It's a revealing example of the challenges involved in investigating complex products liability and transportation cases.

Listen to the complete episode, Complex Products Liability Cases With Tedra Cannella and Rob Snyder:

https://seeyouincourt.podbean.com/e/complex-products-liability-cases-with-tedra-cannella-and-rob-snyder