Santana v. Philip Morris
Jun 13, 2024
Decedent Tomasa Santana developed laryngeal cancer after smoking Virginia Slims cigarettes since the 1970s. Her husband, Jose Santana, sues Philip Morris, alleging that their cigarettes were defectively designed and caused Ms. Santana's throat can...
Jun 12, 2024
R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $9.37 million verdict late last month for the role jurors found the company played in the death of a long-time smoker, capping retrial in a case that last saw a jury 10 years ago.
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Jun 11, 2024
Plaintiff Joray Wright sues Metro Ambulance Services for the death of Vanessa Banks. After being pushed out of an apartment window by her boyfriend, an ambulance arrived for the alive and responsive Banks. While on the way to the hospital, she suf...
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Jun 10, 2024
The latest trial over allegations that Johnson & Johnson’s cosmetic talc products cause cancer got underway last week in Texas state court.
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Newton v. Johnson & Johnson
Jun 5, 2024
This cosmetic talc trial did not go forward. However, you may be interested in the following talc proceedings:Perry v. American InternationalBarden v. Johnson & JohnsonPui Fong, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson
Jun 4, 2024
An Oregon state court jury returned a $260 million verdict on Monday in the latest trial over allegations asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based baby powder causes cancer.
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Jun 3, 2024
A Nevada jury heard openings Friday in the latest trial over allegations that an “alkaline water” health drink contained toxic chemicals that caused major liver damage to multiple people.
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Jun 2, 2024
A defendant company’s safety protocol often plays a key role in commercial vehicle collision cases. And at trial over the death of an 11-year-old girl struck by a garbage truck, Sean Claggett’s closing vividly highlighted a sanitation company’s sa...
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Wren v. Affinitylifestyles.com, et al.
May 31, 2024
In this product liability, damages-only trial, 8 plaintiffs allege that defendant Affinity Lifestyles' Real Water product caused their acute liver failure. Real Water, a high alkaline health drink, was contaminated by toxic hydrazine during the ma...
May 30, 2024
A Nevada jury heard openings Tuesday in a lawsuit claiming a supposedly defective airbag system in a deceased driver’s Nissan truck broke his neck after deploying accidentally.
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May 28, 2024
A Nissan Titan driver was rendered a quadriplegic in a non-rollover accident involving the vehicle, and ultimately died three years later of pneumonia. Plaintiffs, the driver's family, contend that the vehicle's side-curtain airbag improperly depl...
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May 23, 2024
The advanced age of a decedent at the heart of a wrongful death case can present its own set of issues for a plaintiff's attorney arguing damages, simply because the person was closer to the end of their natural life. But Gordon & Partners' Sc...
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