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Trial Opens Against Walmart, CVS & Walgreens Over Claims They Are Responsible for Opioid Abuse Epidemic

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 24, 2025 11:30:50 AM


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Fort Lauderdale, FL— A Florida jury Monday previewed evidence concerning opioid retail sales and their alleged role in the epidemic of the drug’s abuse, as trial opened against three of the country’s largest retail pharmacy chains. Florida Health Sciences Center, North Broward Hospital District, et al. v. CVS, Wal-Mart, and Walgreens, CACE19018882. 

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Topics: Florida, FL Health Sciences Center, et al. v. CVS, et al.

Trial Opens Against Doctor Over Post-Op, Sepsis-Related Death of Georgia Man

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 16, 2025 4:53:41 PM

Lindsay Forlines, left, and Michael Frankson deliver openings at trial against a physician over the sepsis-related death of a Georgia man days after he underwent bowel surgery. Watch the trial. 


Macon, GA— Attorneys previewed evidence surrounding the medical care of a Georgia man and the post-operative complications that led to his death, as trial opened against one of the doctors who treated him. Roberts, et al. v Cogent Healthcare of Macon, LLC, et al., 21-SCCV-093457.

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Topics: Georgia, Roberts v. Cogent Healthcare of Macon, LLC, et al.

Attorneys Debate Whether RJR, Philip Morris Cigarettes Are Defectively Designed, as Trial Opens Over Smoker's Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 15, 2025 2:33:35 PM


From left, Gary Paige, Jason Keehfus, and William Geraghty deliver openings at trial against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris over the cancer death of a Massachusetts smoker.Watch the trial. 


Springfield, MA— Attorneys last week sparred over who was responsible for the cancer death of a Massachusetts man who had smoked for decades, as trial opened against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies and a convenience store chain that sells the companies’ cigarettes. Perez-Trinidad v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., 2179-CV-00365. 

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Topics: tobacco, Massachusetts, Perez-Trinidad v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

Trial Opens Over Los Angeles Intersection Crash That Driver Says Injured Her Neck and Back

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 11, 2025 1:41:12 PM

Brandon Corday, left, and Douglas Petkoff deliver openings at trial over a 2018 crash that a California woman claims injured her neck and back. Watch the trial now. 


Los Angeles, CA— Attorneys debated who was at fault for a crash that a California woman says injured her neck and back, as trial opened in the case Wednesday. Udeh v. Karapetyan, 20STCV28478. 

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Topics: California, Udeh v. Karapetyan

|VIDEO| How to Make the Most Out of CVN's Trial Video Coverage

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 4, 2025 12:31:31 PM

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