After $20.5M Verdict in Sleep Center Death Case, Emory Sues Contractor | Court Wire
Jun 1, 2017
Almost two years after being smacked with the lion’s share of a $20.5 million verdict for the death of a patient at one of its sleep centers, Emory University is suing the contractor that was responsible for running the facility, according to an a...
Jun 1, 2017
Jurors awarded about $11,000 to a Georgia couple last week for car wreck-related injuries that allegedly ended a Georgia postal worker’s career.
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May 25, 2017
It takes a lot for attorneys to make a name for themselves in just one one city or state, but it’s even harder to develop a national reputation as a “heavyweight.”
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May 25, 2017
The first multi-plaintiff trial over the alleged cancer risks from Johnson & Johnson’s talc-containing hygiene products is set to begin June 5 in Missouri state court.
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Scott Schlesinger and the Closing that Set Up a $15M Verdict Against R.J. Reynolds |VIDEO|
May 25, 2017
What helped deliver the eight-figure award at the heart of Florida’s largest Engle tobacco verdict so far this year? American Spirit cigarettes and age limits, said an attorney that spearheaded the win.
May 24, 2017
Attorneys Monday debated whether a fender bender delivered career-ending back injuries to a postal carrier, as a seven-figure trial opened against the driver at fault for the wreck.
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May 22, 2017
Plaintiffs claim they suffered injuries in this vehicular negligence case.
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May 22, 2017
Philip Morris was hit with a $1.3 million punitive judgment Friday, capping a $2.4 million total award to a Cuban immigrant who lost a lung after smoking the company’s cigarettes for more than a decade.
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|VIDEO| Watch Adam Smith's Cross-Exam Deliver Defense Win in a GA Car Crash Case
May 19, 2017
A deft cross-examination can critically undercut an opponent's case in the eyes of a jury and turn the tide of a trial. In Blatnik v. Youngblood, a cross-exam by Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout’s Adam Smith likely proved the tipping p...
May 17, 2017
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiffs claim defendant cigarette manufacturers concealed the dangers of their product, leading to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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May 17, 2017
A Cuban immigrant who lost a lung and suffers from emphysema won a $1.1 million verdict, plus possible punitive damages, against Philip Morris Tuesday for the company’s role in a scheme to hide the dangers of cigarettes.
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May 16, 2017
Attorneys Friday debated what drove a Florida trucker to smoke up to four packs of cigarettes a day for more than 40 years, as trial over his cancer death opened against R.J. Reynolds.
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