J&J Scores 1st Trial Victory Over Claims Its Talc Products Cause Mesothelioma
Nov 16, 2017
A California state court jury handed a major win to Johnson & Johnson Thursday, determining that the company is not responsible for a woman’s cancer that she claims she developed from inhaling asbestos fibers in popular talc-based hygiene prod...
Nov 15, 2017
In this vehicular collision case, plaintiff claims defendant driver's negligence led to the death of a pedestrian.
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Nov 10, 2017
R.J. Reynolds and a tobacco industry scheme to hook young smokers to cigarettes played a central role in the cancer death of 42-year-old Florida woman, an attorney for the woman’s daughter told jurors Wednesday, as trial began against the tobacco ...
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Nov 9, 2017
Attorneys Wednesday sparred over whether a Marine Corps vet was duped by tobacco marketing into a decades-long cigarette addiction that led to his lung cancer death, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds, makers of the cigarettes the Florida man s...
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Last-Minute Medical Evidence Leads to Mistrial in Tractor-Trailer Crash Case
Nov 9, 2017
A Fulton County State Court judge declared a mistrial shortly after opening statements began Monday over injuries a Georgia woman says she suffered in a 2013 crash with a tractor trailer.
Nov 8, 2017
Attorneys Wednesday sparred over whether a Marine Corps vet was duped by tobacco marketing into a decades-long cigarette addiction that led to his lung cancer death, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds, makers of the cigarettes the Florida man s...
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Nov 8, 2017
R.J. Reynolds and a tobacco industry scheme to hook young smokers to cigarettes played a central role in the cancer death of 42-year-old Florida woman, an attorney for the womans daughter told jurors Wednesday, as trial began against the tobacco ...
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Nov 3, 2017
A state court jury Thursday linked Philip Morris cigarettes to a Florida woman’s laryngeal cancer and her eventual death, but limited its verdict to six figures in medical expenses and found the tobacco company responsible for less than 1/20th of ...
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Family of Teen Who Suffered Brain Injury in Cart Ejection Settles Case After Openings in Product Liability Trial
Nov 2, 2017
Hours after openings last week at trial claiming a defect in a powered cart’s design led to a teenager’s brain damage, the teen’s family agreed to a settlement with the cart’s manufacturer.
Oct 31, 2017
A California state court jury has cleared Costco and other companies of any liability for the death of an 89-year-old woman whose children sought $18 million after she allegedly contracted hepatitis A from eating a frozen berry blend.
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Oct 24, 2017
Hours after openings at trial claiming a defect in a powered carts design led to a teenagers brain damage, the teens family agreed to a settlement with the carts manufacturer.
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Oct 24, 2017
A Florida state court jury last week handed down verdicts totaling $36 million to the family of a smoker who died from lung cancer they claim was caused by a sweeping conspiracy to hide the dangers of cigarettes.
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