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.
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.
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.
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.
Topics: tobacco, Massachusetts, Amaral v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds
Lawrenceville, GA— Parties last week settled a Georgia wrongful death, crash case against a medical waste company and one of its drivers, as jurors deliberated, and after the plaintiff’s attorney requested more than $150 million during the trial's closings. Skinner, et al. v. Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services Georgia, LLC, et al. 21-C-06893-S2
Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Skinner v. Curtis Bay Med. Waste Svcs. GA, et al.
