Mark Lanier Takes 22-Plaintiff Talc Lawsuit To Trial, CVN To Webcast Live
Jun 1, 2018
A trial involving 22 plaintiffs represented by noted attorney Mark Lanier over the alleged health risks of Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products begins jury selection Monday in Missouri state court.
Jun 1, 2018
This week CVN is revisiting the first lawsuit involving Wright Medical's hip implants to go to trial, which CVN covered in 2015 in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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May 30, 2018
Jurors last week cleared R.J. Reynolds of fault for the respiratory disease a Florida man developed following decades of smoking the company’s cigarettes.
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May 29, 2018
The testimony of Dr. Hugo Cheng was pivotal in obtaining a $6 million verdict for the family of a woman who died following complications from a bowel obstruction.
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Judge Strikes Down Florida's Ban on Smokable Medical Marijuana
May 29, 2018
A Florida state court judge last Friday struck down the state legislature’s ban on smokable medical marijuana, concluding the prohibition was unconstitutional.
May 25, 2018
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant hid the dangers of cigarettes, leading to addiction and smoking-related disease.
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May 25, 2018
A South Carolina state court judge declared a mistrial on Friday in the fourth lawsuit to go to trial over the alleged presence of asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products.
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May 22, 2018
A high-stakes trial over the dangers of asbestos supposedly present in Johnson & Johnson’s talc powder products began its second week in South Carolina state court on Monday, with all sides clashing over the cause of a young attorney’s rare an...
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BREAKING UPDATE: $14M in Punitives Pushes Verdict for Smoker's Widow to $21M Total in Trial Against Philip Morris & RJR
May 22, 2018
Attorneys sparred Monday over what, if any, responsibility the nation’s two largest cigarette makers bore for the lung cancer death of a long-time Florida smoker, as closings wrapped before the case went to the jury.
May 22, 2018
A tobacco industry scheme to undermine medical evidence of smoking’s risks led to a Florida woman’s fatal cancer, an attorney for the woman’s family said Friday, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris.
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May 18, 2018
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette makers hid the dangers of their products, which caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Matthew Moffett & the Closing That Drove a Defense Win at Trial Over a Fatal Crosswalk Crash |VIDEO|
May 16, 2018
Arguments over driver reaction times often play a crucial role in car accident cases. In one of CVN's most impressive defense verdicts of 2017, Matthew Moffett’s cogent closing and a focus on split-second decision-making helped carry a jury decisi...
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