Kevin Boyce tells jurors Totsie Fleming knew or should have known she had smoking-related respiratory disease on or before May 5, 1990, a statutory cutoff date for her family's action against cigarette maker R.J. Reynolds. Jurors Wednesday found the suit time barred.
Sebring, FL—R.J. Reynolds Wednesday prevailed in a suit by the family of a Florida woman who died from respiratory disease after smoking for 60 years, as jurors declared the claim time barred. Durrance v. R.J. Reynolds, 11-26-GCS.
Topics: tobacco, Florida, Durrance v. R.J. Reynolds
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Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the verdict reached Friday morning.
Jurors Friday awarded more than $3 million to the family of a woman who died days after childbirth, with a verdict that split fault between the two nurses who treated her, but cleared her doctor of negligence. Edwards v. Nicome, et al., 11A36121.
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Edwards v. Nicome, et al.
An image of the Maldonados' car after the wreck that killed Deborah and Eliezer Maldonado, Jr. The image was shown during openings at trial against Theorphilus Clark, Wayne T. Fellows Inc. and Peoplease Corp., accused of responsibility for the crash.
Ocala, FL—Attorneys debated who caused the late night, 2012 truck crash that killed a Florida woman and her 12-year-old son, as trial opened Wednesday against the trucker and companies that hired him. Maldonado v. Wayne T. Fellows, et al., 2013CA001308.
Topics: Florida, Trucking, Maldonado v. Wayne T. Fellows Inc
Mark Emalfarb details emailed allegations at the heart of Dyadic International's $700-plus million legal malpractice trial against Greenberg Traurig.
West Palm Beach, FL—The CEO of a Florida biotech company told jurors last week he felt he was made into a scapegoat during a rush to judgment that allegedly cost his company $700 million in lost business, as trial continued in the company’s malpractice suit against legal giant Greenberg Traurig. Dyadic Inc. v. Greenberg Traurig, 2009CA010680.
Topics: Florida, legal malpractice, Dyadic International v. Greenberg Traurig LLP
In a videotaped deposition, Subway founder Fred DeLuca details the Destiny development partnership with developer Anthony Pugliese that ended in claims of fraud and breach of contract.
West Palm Beach, FL—The founder of fast food giant Subway detailed the missed payments and alleged fraud that helped derail his partnership with a real estate mogul in a massive Florida development project, as trial over the failed project wrapped up its second full week. AP Destiny v. FD Destiny, 2009CA029903.
