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Miami, FL— Jurors heard opening statements Friday over what financial punishment, if any, R.J. Reynolds should pay for the throat cancer death of a Florida smoker a quarter-century ago, and nearly five years after a multi-million-dollar compensatory award in the case. Ledo v. R.J. Reynolds, 2002-CA-000113.
Topics: tobacco, Florida, Ledo v. R.J. Reynolds
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Topics: Georgia, Monroe v. Johnson & Johnson
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Update: Parties have settled their claims in the case. CVN will update this article as events warrant.
Jacksonville, FL— Jury selection begins Monday involving claims brought by dozens of plaintiffs against Electronic Arts and others over a 2018 mass shooting at a Jacksonville videogame tournament, with CVN streaming proceedings from voir dire forward. Mitich, et al. v. Electronic Arts, Inc., et al., 2018-CA-005930.
Topics: Florida, Premises Liabiity, Mitich, et al, v. Electronic Arts Inc., et al.
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Columbia, SC— Jurors Thursday cleared heating materials supplier Chromalox, Inc. of responsibility for the mesothelioma death of a South Carolina plumber. Manning v. Chromalox, Inc., 2020-CP-40-01293.
Topics: Products Liability, Asbestos, Georgia, Manning v. Gould Pumps Incorporated
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Augusta, GA— Attorneys Monday faced off over what caused a former teacher's ovarian cancer death, as one of Georgia’s first trials over alleged links between talcum powder and the disease opened against Johnson & Johnson. Monroe v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., 2018RCSC01222.
Topics: Products Liability, Asbestos, Georgia, Talc, Monroe v. Johnson & Johnson
