Atlanta, GA— Trial is expected to begin this week over whether medical negligence caused a Georgia man to suffer catastrophic brain damage from a 2015 stroke. Buckelew v. Womack, et al., 17EV004146.
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Med Mal Trial Set to Open Over Stroke That Left Georgia Man With "Locked-In Syndrome"
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 3, 2022 4:04:35 PM
Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Buckelew, et al. v. Womack, et al.
$4.5M Verdict in Defective Design Tobacco Case, But Jurors Apportion Fraction of Blame to Cigarette Makers
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 29, 2022 1:56:48 PM
Miami, FL— Jurors last week handed down a $4.5 million verdict for the lung cancer death of a Florida woman, but apportioned a fraction of responsibility to the nation’s two largest tobacco companies, likely significantly reducing the post-verdict award. Mendez, et al. v. Philip Morris, et al.
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Mendez v. Philip Morris
$1.3M Verdict in Tobacco Trial That Raised Questions Over When Punitive Liability Is Triggered
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 23, 2022 3:48:49 PM
Miami, FL— Jurors this week awarded $1.3 million to the family of a Florida man for the role cigarettes played in his coronary artery disease. But they ultimately declined to award punitive damages in an unusual verdict that touched on questions concerning when punitive liability is triggered in suits stemming from a decertified class action against the nation’s tobacco companies. Levine (Hoffner) v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., 2016-CA-029336.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Levine (Hoffner) v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
BREAKING: Billion-Dollar Verdict Hits Philip Morris in Massachusetts Cancer Trial
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 20, 2022 1:12:09 PM
Woburn, MA— Jurors yesterday handed down a $1 billion verdict against Philip Morris for the role they found the tobacco giant played in the lung cancer death of a Massachusetts woman. Fontaine v. Philip Morris, 2081CV00169.
Topics: Fontaine v. Philip Morris
Cigarette Design the Key Issue as Wrongful Death Trial Opens Against Philip Morris and RJR
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 14, 2022 4:21:52 PM
Miami, FL— Attorneys Monday debated whether defective cigarette design caused the lung cancer death of a Florida woman, as trial opened against the nation’s two largest cigarette makers. Mendez v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, 2018-CA-042377.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Mendez v. Philip Morris