Purdo v. Philip Morris
Apr 13, 2016
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes, causing nicotine addiction and smoking-related illness.
Apr 12, 2016
A Missouri state court jury on Monday slammed Johnson & Johnson with a $55 million verdict in a lawsuit filed by a woman claiming she developed ovarian cancer after using talc-powder products on her genitals for decades, and that the company k...
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Apr 11, 2016
The second trial in state court out of more than a thousand lawsuits claiming Johnson & Johnson products containing talcum powder can cause cancer begins Monday in Missouri.
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Apr 8, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, Vivian Turner claims defendant tobacco company concealed the health risks of cigarettes, leading to her mother, Vivian Wilkinson's nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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R.J. Reynolds Cleared of Fault in $37.5M Claim Over Smoker's Fatal Cancer
Apr 8, 2016
R.J. Reynolds prevailed at trial over the cancer death of a 56-year-old smoker, after jurors Thursday rejected the claimed link between the company’s cigarettes and his disease.
Apr 7, 2016
Intuitive Surgical Inc. struck a deal on Wednesday in California state court to settle a $30 million lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed one of its allegedly defective surgical robots severely injured her, after her doctor used it to perform a hy...
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Apr 7, 2016
A potentially $300 million product liability trial began Thursday in a lawsuit filed against Intuitive Surgical Inc. by a woman who claims the company’s “Da Vinci” robotic surgical system caused her severe internal injuries.
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Apr 5, 2016
Agrochemical giant Monsanto Co. notched a major win Tuesday in ongoing litigation over the alleged health risks of exposure to long-lasting carcinogens called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.
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Questions Arise over Smoker's Deadly Cancer and Potential Link to Addiction in Trial Against R.J. Reynolds
Mar 18, 2016
The origin of the cancer that killed a 52-year-old Florida man, and the disease’s potential link to his 40 years of smoking took center stage as trial began Thursday in his family’s suit against tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds.
Mar 17, 2016
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiffs claim the defendant, a tobacco company, concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to Alfred Redburn's nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Mar 14, 2016
Agrochemical giant Monsanto Co. is facing allegations in a California state courtroom that polychlorinated biphenyls, poisonous industrial chemicals known more commonly as PCBs, caused two retired plaintiffs to develop cancer.
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Mar 10, 2016
Agrochemical giant Monsanto Co. notched a major win Tuesday in ongoing litigation over the alleged health risks of exposure to long-lasting carcinogens called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, when for a third time a state court jury cleared the...
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