Civil Rights Cases with Keith Givens

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mark York hosts a dynamic conversation with Keith Givens, managing partner of the Cochran Law Firm and a prominent attorney in various practice areas. Givens discusses not only the Cochran Law Firm but also the Ruth Bader Ginsburg portrait that is going to be auctioned this year to raise money for the Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Cochran firm works on everything from truck accident suits to civil rights cases. Givens touches on how they have navigated to this point as a firm and the value diversity holds. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Roughly one thousand citizens are killed by law enforcement every year. And in recent years, police footage has expanded, be it by police body cameras or citizens’ cell phones. Givens and York talk through the impact this has today and will have in the future.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Throughout the conversation, Givens touches on the Johnson & Johnson Supreme Court decision, civil justice, and shifts within society that look to drive positive change.</span></p> <p><strong>Key Topics:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Upcoming tort actions and civil rights trials.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-We're two or three votes away at any particular time from swinging the pendulum toward police accountability. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Impact of cell phone usage by citizens with police officers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Overlap between criminal justice and civil justice.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-Accountability and negligence associated with police officer activity.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-The Supreme Court’s decision on Johnson & Johnson’s talc appeal.</span></p> <p><strong>Quotes:</strong></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The portrait is going to be granted to the auction format at MTMP in October in Las Vegas.”</span></em> <span style="fon