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Attorneys Spar At Las Vegas Trial Over Plaintiff’s Alleged Spinal Injuries Following RV Crash
Feb 3, 2023
A Nevada state court jury heard opening statements Thursday in a lawsuit claiming a collision between a van and an RV on a highway near Las Vegas left a man suffering from extensive back and neck injuries.
Jury Awards $6M in Trial Against RJR Over Florida Woman's COPD Death
Feb 1, 2023Jurors last week awarded $6 million to the family of a Florida woman after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for her respiratory disease-related death.
First-of-Its-Kind, Private-Plaintiff Opioid Trial Opens Against Drug Distributors
Jan 31, 2023Attorneys Monday debated who should bear responsibility for the sweeping fallout of opioid addiction, as a first-of-its-kind, private-plaintiff jury trial over the opioid epidemic opened in Georgia against three drug distributors.
Key Private-Plaintiff Opioid Trial Slated to Open Monday in GA
Jan 27, 2023Openings are expected Monday in what is believed to be the nation’s first state court jury trial brought by private plaintiffs over the opioid epidemic, with CVN streaming the Georgia court proceedings.
Florida News
Jury Awards $6M in Trial Against RJR Over Florida Woman's COPD Death
Feb 1, 2023
Jurors last week awarded $6 million to the family of a Florida woman after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for her respiratory disease-related death.
$5M Verdict in Tobacco Trial Over Death of Man Who Was Cigarette-Free for More Than a Decade
Jan 24, 2023A Florida jury handed down a $5 million verdict against Philip Morris Friday after concluding a Florida man died from lung cancer caused by the company’s Marlboro cigarettes. However, jurors apportioned 40% of fault to the smoker himself.
$82.6M Verdict in Rapper Flo Rida's Breach of Contract Trial Against Energy Drink Maker
Jan 19, 2023Jurors Wednesday found rapper Flo Rida entitled to more than $82.6 million in damages after concluding the maker of Celsius energy drinks breached an endorsement agreement with the entertainer.
$6M Verdict in TBI Trial Over Mall Elevator's Ceiling Panel Collapse
Dec 16, 2022Jurors Monday handed down a $6 million verdict and found a mall owner largely responsible for the traumatic brain injury a Florida man says he suffered when he was struck by an elevator ceiling panel.
Georgia News
$75M Verdict in Med Mal Trial Over Stroke That Profoundly Paralyzed Patient
Oct 24, 2022
Jurors handed down a $75 million verdict against a pair of Georgia physicians last week, after finding them responsible for the “locked-in” paralysis one of their patients suffered during a catastrophic stroke.
Trial Opens in $200M Med Mal Suit Over Stroke That Left GA Man With "Locked-In Syndrome"
Oct 6, 2022A crowded courtroom of attorneys debated why a Georgia man suffers from “locked-in syndrome” paralysis following a stroke, as trial opened Tuesday against the hospital and multiple healthcare professionals that treated him.
Med Mal Trial Set to Open Over Stroke That Left Georgia Man With "Locked-In Syndrome"
Oct 3, 2022Trial is expected to begin this week over whether medical negligence caused a Georgia man to suffer catastrophic brain damage from a 2015 stroke.
BREAKING: $1.7B Verdict Handed Down Against Ford in Trial Over Fatal Rollover Crash
Aug 19, 2022Ford Motor Co. was hit with a $1.7 billion punitive verdict Friday at trial over a rollover crash that killed a Georgia couple.
Tobacco News
Jury Awards $6M in Trial Against RJR Over Florida Woman's COPD Death
Feb 1, 2023
Jurors last week awarded $6 million to the family of a Florida woman after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for her respiratory disease-related death.
$5M Verdict in Tobacco Trial Over Death of Man Who Was Cigarette-Free for More Than a Decade
Jan 24, 2023A Florida jury handed down a $5 million verdict against Philip Morris Friday after concluding a Florida man died from lung cancer caused by the company’s Marlboro cigarettes. However, jurors apportioned 40% of fault to the smoker himself.
Trial Opens Against Philip Morris & RJR Over Massachusetts Woman's Cancer Death
Jan 11, 2023Attorneys Monday debated who bore responsibility for the lung cancer death of a Massachusetts woman who smoked for more than half a century, as trial opened against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies.
Trial Opens Against R.J. Reynolds Over New Mexico Man's Throat Cancer Death
Dec 2, 2022Attorneys Monday debated what responsibility, if any, R.J. Reynolds bears for the deadly throat cancer a New Mexico man developed after decades of smoking, as trial opened against the tobacco giant.