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 13, 2016
Attorneys debated Tuesday whether the talc in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder caused a woman’s cancer, as trial opened against the conglomerate and its supplier.
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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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Turner v. R.J. Reynolds
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.
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.
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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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ER Doctor Prevails in Trial Over Girl's Deadly Diabetes Complications
Apr 7, 2016
Jurors Tuesday cleared an emergency room doctor and hospital of liability for the diabetes-related death of a 12-year-old girl.
Apr 7, 2016
Cigarettes likely caused the lung cancer that killed a 56-year-old Florida smoker, a cancer specialist told jurors Tuesday, despite questions about the records underlying the original diagnosis, as trial continued against the nation’s two largest ...
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Apr 5, 2016
In this auto negligence case, plaintiffs claim a driver for Domino's Pizza caused a collision that left another driver a quadriplegic, who ultimately died one year later from a pulmonary embolism.
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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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