Robinson Attorney Says $23.6 Billion Punitive Award Changes the Tobacco Litigation Landscape
Jul 23, 2014
Christopher Chestnut, an attorney for the plaintiff in Robinson v. R.J. Reynolds, details the effect the $23.6 billion award may have on tobacco litigation.
Jul 22, 2014
Loss-of-life compensation expert Ken Feinberg analyzes the punitive award in Robinson v. R.J. Reynolds and how it may affect future Engle progeny cases.
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Mar 25, 2014
Product liability litigation regarding a 2005 airplane crash.
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Mar 10, 2014
In this Engle progeny tobacco proceeding, Plaintiff John Sammarco alleged Philip Morris Tobacco Co of manufacturing cigarettes that led his wife Teresa Sammarco to get addicted to smoking and caused her Lung cancer, which resulted in her death in ...
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Mar 10, 2014
In this Product Liability Proceeding, plaintiff Bertha Triana had sued Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc for product liability of the drug Actos, which is manufactured by the company. The plaintiff alleged that the drug Actos which the plaint...
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Jan 30, 2014
This product liability proceeding is a retrial of an Accutane lawsuit that originally resulted in $10.5 million verdict. In this proceeding, plaintiff Kamie Kendall accused defendant, pharmaceutical manufacturer Hoffman La-Roche, of concealment an...
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Kum & Go, L.C. et al v. Veeder-Root Company et al
Jan 10, 2014
Plaintiffs filed a claim citing negligent design of a gas pump suction unit. Defendants name d a third party defendant, PMP, who was added to the claim. The case was moved to federal court by PMP because of the amount wanted and the fact that the ...
Nov 21, 2013
In this case, Plaintiff Allen Alsabagh had sued Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc for product liability of the drug Actos, which is manufactured by the company. In the proceeding, the plaintiff alleged that the drug Actos which the plaintiff ...
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Oct 7, 2013
This is a re-trial for an Engle progeny tobacco litigation, in which the jury had awarded the plaintiff punitive damages of $244 million, the original trial concluded in 2009. Circuit judge Jeffrey Streitfeld who was presiding over the case had re...
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Sep 16, 2013
In this automotive products liability proceeding, Plaintiff Linda Hatfield and Steven Hatfield alleged Ford Motor Company of not ensuring the safety standards of the vehicles manufactured by the company. The counsels of the plaintiff Linda Hatfiel...
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