BREAKING: Greenberg Traurig Settles Biotech Firm's Malpractice Suit After $700M+ Claim Slashed by Judge
Mar 2, 2017
A Florida biotech company settled its malpractice claim against legal giant Greenberg Traurig, one day after the trial’s judge issued directed verdicts limiting the law firm’s defenses but slashing the company’s original $700 million-plus damage c...
Mar 1, 2017
A Florida state appellate court ordered a new trial last week in the tobacco cancer case that yielded a record-setting $23.6 billion verdict against R.J. Reynolds.
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Feb 24, 2017
A Florida state court jury handed down a $6 million verdict against tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds for the role it played in the illness a decorated World War II veteran developed after smoking cigarettes for more than a half century.
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Feb 24, 2017
Expert witnesses retained by attorneys for a woman accusing Johnson & Johnson of withholding the cancer risks of talc powder-based hygiene products from the public recently underwent intense questioning by the company’s high-powered legal team.
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Kaiser Accused At Trial Of Firing Employee To Avoid Costly Medical Treatment For Her Son
Feb 23, 2017
Healthcare giant Kaiser faced claims in a California state courtroom on Wednesday of illegally firing a former medical assistant in order to duck high costs associated with treating her son’s chronic illness.
Feb 22, 2017
Plaintiff Maria Gonzalez alleges that Kaiser engaged in disability discrimination, when the company fired her in 2014 while her adult son Pablo, who received his healthcare through Kaiser, sought an expensive operation to treat a debilitating kidn...
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Feb 21, 2017
Jurors Tuesday found two Atlanta-area physicians negligent and awarded nearly $46 million for the profound brain damage a woman suffered days after the birth of her child.
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Feb 17, 2017
Jurors Friday awarded more than $3.9 million to the family of a Florida mother and son killed in a late-night, 2012 truck crash, but found a non-party drunk driver largely at fault, likely reducing the award.
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Experts On The Experts: A Deep Dive Into The Make-or-Break Scientific Testimony Deciding Talc Powder Trials
Feb 16, 2017
The experts at Innovative Science Solutions provide an in-depth analysis of key scientific testimony playing a central role in high-stakes litigation over the alleged ovarian cancer risks associated with talcum powder.
Feb 16, 2017
Jurors awarded $5.4 million in compensatory damages to the family of a 2-pack-a-day smoker who died of lung cancer, and found punitive damages potentially warranted after concluding the nation's largest tobacco companies concealed the dangers of t...
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Feb 15, 2017
An obstetrician who has previously appeared as a medical malpractice defense expert told jurors last week she decided to testify on behalf of a plaintiff for the first time ever because she was “horrified” at the circumstances surrounding the cata...
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Feb 15, 2017
A $5+ million claim against Philip Morris for a former smoker’s lung cancer ended in mistrial Monday, just days after openings, because a prospective juror shared information during voir dire about a prior $20 million award in a similar case.
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