Talc Powder Trials Set To Resume In St. Louis After 4-Month Hiatus
Oct 9, 2017
The first trial in Missouri state court over the alleged ovarian cancer risks from Johnson & Johnson’s talc powder products in the wake of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting the ability of plaintiffs to file lawsuits outside the s...
Oct 9, 2017
The first wrongful death trial stemming from a hepatitis A outbreak that sickened hundreds began on Friday in California state court, with Costco and its suppliers facing claims that a tainted berry blend caused an elderly woman’s illness.
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Oct 6, 2017
A California state court jury has cleared Costco and other companies of any liability for the death of an 89-year-old woman whose children sought $18 million after she allegedly contracted hepatitis A from eating a frozen berry blend they claimed ...
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Oct 6, 2017
A California state court jury began hearing opening statements on Friday in the first lawsuit to go to trial over claims that Johnson & Johnson’s popular talc-based hygiene products can cause mesothelioma.
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Wallace v. Philip Morris
Oct 5, 2017
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of smoking, causing Robert Wallace's nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
Sep 27, 2017
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff claims defendants caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease by concealing the dangers of cigarettes.
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Sep 25, 2017
As Florida recovers from the statewide devastation wreaked by Hurricane Irma this month, jury selection is scheduled to begin next week in a tobacco case whose 2016 trial was scuttled by the approach of Hurricane Matthew.
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Sep 7, 2017
A Florida State Court judge last week declared a mistrial in punitive proceedings against R.J. Reynolds for the role it played in the fatal respiratory disease of a Florida long-haul trucker.
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Jones v. R.J. Reynolds
Aug 8, 2017
In this tobacco litigation action, Phyllis Jones claims R.J. Reynolds concealed the dangers of smoking while fueling the nicotine addiction of Demos Jones, leading to his smoking-related illness.
Aug 7, 2017
A South Carolina state court jury delivered a verdict against valve manufacturers and Emerson Electric Co. subsidiaries Fisher Controls International LLC and Crosby Valve LLC on Thursday, in what plaintiff attorneys claim is the first time the two...
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Jul 27, 2017
A closely watched and highly anticipated bellwether trial began Wednesday in California state court over the alleged ovarian cancer risks from Johnson & Johnson’s talc-containing hygiene products.
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Jul 27, 2017
An attorney for a former Duke Energy worker who inspected asbestos-containing valves in nuclear power plants told a South Carolina state court jury on Monday that the valve’s manufacturers are responsible for his client’s mesothelioma.
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