Kelsey v. R.J. Reynolds
Jan 11, 2018
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
Jan 9, 2018
An Arizona state court jury has delivered a defense verdict in favor of CertainTeed Corp. in an asbestos lawsuit, finding that the building materials company is not responsible for the death of a pipefitter whose family claimed he developed cancer...
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Dec 14, 2017
A New Jersey state court jury smacked Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit with a $15 million verdict on Thursday in a lawsuit filed by a woman claiming the company’s pelvic mesh implants were defectively designed.
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Nov 30, 2017
Attorneys last week debated what role, if any, nicotine addiction and tobacco marketing played in a Florida man’s death from complications related to heart disease, as trial began against Philip Morris.
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Jury Hears Opening Statements In 1st New Jersey Pelvic Mesh Trial Since 2013
Nov 28, 2017
A New Jersey state court jury heard opening statements on Monday in the second pelvic mesh product liability lawsuit to go to trial in the state and first trial to take place in the major hub for mesh-related cases since 2013.
Nov 27, 2017
A New Jersey state court jury has awarded $15 million in a lawsuit filed by a woman claiming Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon's pelvic mesh implants were defectively designed and caused her severe chronic pain.Click here for more in-depth ...
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Nov 22, 2017
Florida jurors awarded nearly $1.3 million to the widow of a Marine Corps veteran for the role they found R.J. Reynolds and its cigarettes played in his death.
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Nov 8, 2017
Attorneys Wednesday sparred over whether a Marine Corps vet was duped by tobacco marketing into a decades-long cigarette addiction that led to his lung cancer death, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds, makers of the cigarettes the Florida man s...
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Adamson v. R.J. Reynolds
Nov 8, 2017
R.J. Reynolds and a tobacco industry scheme to hook young smokers to cigarettes played a central role in the cancer death of 42-year-old Florida woman, an attorney for the womans daughter told jurors Wednesday, as trial began against the tobacco ...
Nov 2, 2017
Hours after openings last week at trial claiming a defect in a powered cart’s design led to a teenager’s brain damage, the teen’s family agreed to a settlement with the cart’s manufacturer.
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Oct 24, 2017
Hours after openings at trial claiming a defect in a powered carts design led to a teenagers brain damage, the teens family agreed to a settlement with the carts manufacturer.
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Oct 24, 2017
A Florida state court jury last week handed down verdicts totaling $36 million to the family of a smoker who died from lung cancer they claim was caused by a sweeping conspiracy to hide the dangers of cigarettes.
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