Duignan v. R.J. Reynolds
Aug 24, 2015
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Martha Duignan claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes, while fueling the nicotine addiction of Douglas Duignan, ultimately leading to Douglas Duignan's smoking-related disease.
Aug 21, 2015
R.J. Reynolds prevailed this week in a suit brought by the widow of a Cuban immigrant who died of respiratory disease after decades of smoking the tobacco company's unfiltered cigarettes.
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Aug 15, 2015
As trial opened Tuesday against R.J. Reynolds over a Cuban immigrant's fatal emphysema, attorneys argued whether allegedly deceptive tobacco marketing caused his death.
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Aug 14, 2015
A Florida state court jury slammed Koch Industries Inc.-owned Georgia-Pacific LLC with a $17 million verdict on Thursday in an asbestos lawsuit, finding that a construction worker’s cancer was caused by exposure to the company's joint compound.
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Cancer-Stricken Painter Takes Georgia Pacific & Union Carbide To Trial Over Asbestos Claims
Aug 10, 2015
A painter who may have less than a year to live has taken Georgia-Pacific LLC and Union Carbide Corp. to trial in Florida state court, claiming the companies are responsible for exposing him to products containing asbestos.
Aug 4, 2015
A Florida state court jury slammed Koch Industries Inc.-owned Georgia-Pacific LLC with a $17 million verdict in an asbestos lawsuit, finding that a construction workers cancer was caused by exposure to the deadly mineral in the companys joint co...
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Aug 3, 2015
Heavy equipment giant Caterpillar Inc. and auto parts manufacturer Dana Co. LLC prevailed Monday in a lawsuit brought by the family of a mechanic who died of cancer they claimed was caused by exposure to brakes and other equipment containing asbes...
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Jul 31, 2015
Three of the nation's largest tobacco companies were cleared Thursday in a $15 million suit by a smoker who claimed her lung cancer and respiratory disease were caused by their cigarettes.
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Landmark $150M Jeep Fuel Tank Verdict Slashed By Judge
Jul 30, 2015
A Georgia state court judge has reduced a record-setting $150 million verdict against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over exploding Jeep fuel tanks to $40 million, while also slapping away the automaker’s request for a new trial in the case.
Jul 25, 2015
A state court jury smacked the largest franchiser of tire retailers in North America, Big O Tires LLC, with a $684k verdict on Thursday, after the company admitted to performing a faulty brake job that caused a serious car accident.
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Jul 24, 2015
A former smoker was awarded $14.5 million Thursday for the role she claimed Philip Morris played in causing the oral cancer that consumed part of her jaw.
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Jul 24, 2015
Cross-examining a sympathetic witness can be the most difficult part of a trial. Watch crucial moments in a deft cross-exam as a multi-million-dollar verdict hung in the balance.
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