$1M Verdict Against Tobacco Cos. for Smoker's COPD Likely to Be Cut Post-Judgment
Sep 21, 2018
A $1 million verdict delivered Tuesday against the nation’s two biggest cigarette makers for the respiratory disease-related death of a Florida smoker will likely take a significant cut after jurors found the smoker herself was also to blame.
Sep 21, 2018
Questions surround the cause of a 31-year-old smoker's fatal cancer, as closings loom next week at trial against Philip Morris over the man's death.
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Sep 21, 2018
The testimony given by Dr. Harris Fisk during this California trial on damages was crucial to the $53 million verdict delivered to two brothers who were injured in a big rig trucking accident. Fisk calmly takes the jury through discussions of trau...
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Sep 21, 2018
Opening statements at the second trial in Johnson & Johnson’s home state of New Jersey involving asbestos supposedly present in the company’s cosmetic talc products began on Monday, while a California jury continued its deliberations in anothe...
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|VIDEO| How Lloyd Bell's Close Dramatically Highlighted Testimony Central to a $26M Med Mal Verdict
Sep 20, 2018
Even the most shocking testimony can be lost amid the sheer volume of evidence a jury sees over the course of a long trial. Delivering a powerful closing reminder of pivotal testimony is nearly as important as eliciting the testimony itself. In a ...
Sep 19, 2018
R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $6.5 million verdict Tuesday for the part jurors found the company played in the mouth cancer a Florida musician developed after years of smoking.
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Sep 17, 2018
Jury trial in lawsuit alleging that asbestos supposedly present in Johnson & Johnson's cosmetic talc products caused plaintiff's mesothelioma.
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Sep 14, 2018
A California state court jury is currently hearing closing arguments in the fourth trial over claims that asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s cosmetic talc products causes mesothelioma, while another jury in J&J’s home state of New Jersey will...
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Chadwell v. Philip Morris
Sep 13, 2018
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to addiction and smoking-related illness.
Sep 13, 2018
During opening statements, the most effective demonstratives work seamlessly with the case’s narrative to paint a vivid picture that sways a jury in the trial’s first few moments. During his compelling 20-minute opening at trial over a bone-shatte...
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Sep 12, 2018
A Massachusetts state court jury heard opening statements on Friday in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a mechanic who died of lung cancer allegedly caused by years of heavy smoking and exposure to asbestos-containing brake dust.
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Sep 11, 2018
Jurors Friday awarded $250,000 in non-economic damages to the family of a Florida mortician whose 1995 lung cancer death was previously tied to years of smoking Philip Morris cigarettes.
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