Behind the Verdict: Inside the $22.75M NYC Transit Case: Truth, Tactics & a Platform to Stand On

In one of New York’s most talked-about personal injury verdicts of 2025, trial lawyer Nick Liakas and litigation consultant Jessica Brylo take us behind their $22.75M victory against the NYC MTA.

What started as a subway “slip and fall” unraveled into a John Grisham-style legal thriller — disputed intent, questionable witnesses, layers of deception, and the anatomy of a closing argument that delivered.

0:30 – Introduction
1:30 – Client Intake: The Call
6:20 – Framing the Case: Jessica and Trial Dynamics
8:10 – Discovery: Uncovering the Truth
18:42 – Picking a Jury in New York
25:00 – Disproving the MTA’s Witnesses and Suicide Theory
32:50 – The Witness Statement (and Why Is There Only One?)
41:17 – The Closing Argument: Meet Joe Black (The Man in the Black Suit)
49:29 – The Verdict: Reflections on Collaboration

Get to the stories and go “Behind the Verdict” and learn:

• Structuring a case when the facts don’t line up
• Handling a surprise teenage witness with credibility
• Tactics to dismantle a suicide defense convincingly
• Framing without alienating the jury
• And much more behind-the-scenes strategy

Speakers:

•  Nick Liakas, Senior Partner, Liakas Law, NYC Trial Lawyer
•  Jessica Brylo, Founder, Trial Dynamics, Litigation Consultant
• Moderator: Chad Sands, VP Marketing @ CloudLex, Editor @ Trial Lawyer’s Journal