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Doctors Prevail in Med Mal Trial Over Patient's Ectopic Pregnancy

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 15, 2019 2:08:50 PM

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Tampa, FL— Jurors Thursday evening cleared a trio of doctors at trial over an ectopic pregnancy that left a woman unable to naturally conceive. Santangelo-Santana v. Exodus Women’s Center, Inc., et al., 2015CA001646. 

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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Florida, healthcare, Santana v. Exodus Women's Health, et al.

Jury Hands Down $42.5M Total Verdict Against Philip Morris and RJR in Retrial Over Smoker's Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 13, 2019 9:03:26 PM

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Miami, FL— R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris were hit with a $42.5 million total verdict in a retrial over the 1996 cancer death of a Florida smoker. Gloger v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2011-CA-23377.

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Gloger v. R.J. Reynolds

BREAKING: $8M Verdict Hits Trucking Company for Crash That Injured Georgia Motorcyclist

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 13, 2019 8:33:23 PM

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Editor's Note: This is a breaking story and will be updated.

Jonesboro, GA— Jurors Wednesday handed down an $8 million verdict against a trucking firm after finding one of its drivers responsible for the 2015 crash that injured a Georgia motorcyclist. Stevens v. J.R.K. Trucking, et al., 2018-CV-01518.

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Topics: Trucking, Stevens v. J.R.K. Trucking, et al.

Jury Awards $9.2M, Plus Punitives TBD, in Same-Sex Spouse's Wrongful Death Case Against Philip Morris and RJR

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 8, 2019 6:47:11 PM

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Fort Lauderdale, FL— In what is likely Florida's first wrongful death tobacco case brought by a same-sex surviving spouse to go to trial, jurors Thursday awarded $9.2 million in compensatory damages, and found punitives potentially warranted, for the role they found Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds played in a smoker’s death. Caprio v. Philip Morris, 2007-CV-036719. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Caprio v. Philip Morris

Trucking Company Faces Trial Next Week Over Georgia Motorcycle Crash

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 8, 2019 2:40:29 PM

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Jonesboro, GA— Trial is scheduled to begin next week against a trucking firm accused of responsibility for a 2015 motorcycle crash that injured a Georgia man. Stevens v. J.R.K. Trucking, et al., 2018-CV-01518.

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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Trucking, Stevens v. J.R.K. Trucking, et al., Motorcycle