Chrysler Asks Judge To Toss $150M Loss In First Jeep Fuel Tank Trial
May 8, 2015
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles asked a Georgia state court judge on Thursday to throw out a $150 million verdict favoring the parents of a toddler who died after the fuel tank in the Jeep he was riding in exploded, arguing the award is excessive.
May 8, 2015
The failure by plaintiff's attorneys to disclose a change in key witness testimony regarding attempts to quit smoking leads to a mistrial in a wrongful death suit by a bodybuilder's widow.
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May 7, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of smoking cigarettes and furthered her addiction to nicotine, which led to her husband's smoking-related disease.
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May 5, 2015
This week we feature a defense attorney with only 3 losses in a dozen CVN Engle verdicts over the last six years.
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$6.3M Verdict in Lung Cancer Suit Slaps Philip Morris, Leads Engle Progeny Review for the Week of April 27
May 2, 2015
Philip Morris is hit with a $6.3 million verdict but no punitives in the lead story of this week's Engle progeny review.
Apr 27, 2015
A bus dealership dodged a potential $58 million wrongful death verdict on Monday, after a state court jury found a tour bus that rolled over while taking a group of Chinese tourists to visit the Grand Canyon was not defective due to lacking seat b...
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Apr 25, 2015
The week's Engle progeny review features openings in a tobacco trial limited to damages and a look back on two verdicts, including a $46.5 million award.
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Apr 24, 2015
R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris prevailed in a wrongful death suit brought by the daughter of a smoker who developed COPD and underwent a lung transplant prior to her death.
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RJR Burned for $25M in Punitives, $46.5M Total, in Couple’s COPD Tobacco Suit
Apr 22, 2015
A $25 million punitive award against R.J. Reynolds brought the total verdict to more than $46 million in a couple's suit claiming the tobacco maker was responsible for a smoker's COPD.
Apr 18, 2015
Jurors awarded Thomas and Bettye Ryan $21.5 million in compensatory damages alone for the smoking-related COPD they claim R.J. Reynolds misrepresentations caused Thomas Ryan to suffer.
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Apr 10, 2015
25-day jury trial in personal injury/wrongful death suit brought by a group of Chinese tourists who were injured and killed when their tour bus, which was not equipped with passenger seat belts, rolled over during a trip to the Grand Canyon. Click...
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Apr 10, 2015
Attorneys from two litigation powerhouses, Girardi Keese and Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, faced off in a product liability trial that began Friday.
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