Lawrenceville, GA— Attorneys Tuesday debated what caused a Georgia man’s blood cancer, as a first-of-its-kind trial in the state opened against a medical device company over claims a sterilization chemical that it uses led to the disease. Walker v. Becton Dickinson, et al., 21-C-08201.
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Miami, FL— A Florida jury cleared R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for the alleged respiratory disease of a long-time Florida smoker, by concluding her family's claim against the tobacco giant was time-barred. Conaway v. R.J. Reynolds, 2010-CA-044753.
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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Conaway v. R.J. Reynolds
Fort Lauderdale, FL— A Florida jury earlier this month concluded asbestos in brake dust was a cause of a woman’s cancer, rendering the maker of a brake grinder liable for $2.7 million of the total $18 million verdict jurors handed down. Cook v. Hennessy Industries, et al. CACE24003818.
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Topics: Asbestos, Florida, Cook v. Hennessey Industries, et al.
Marietta, GA— Jurors on Friday handed down a $2 billion verdict against Monsanto after finding the company and its Roundup-brand weed killer responsible for a Georgia man’s cancer, in what his attorneys say is the first such case to go to trial in a Georgia state court. Barnes v. Monsanto Co., 21-A-444.
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Topics: Products Liability, Georgia, Barnes v. Monsanto Co.
Woburn, MA— Jurors this week handed down a $40.57 million verdict against the nation’s two largest cigarette companies, after finding them responsible for a Massachusetts smoker’s fatal lung cancer. Amaral v. Philip Morris, et al., 2181CV000062.
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Topics: tobacco, Massachusetts, Amaral v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds
