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Vero Beach, FL— A Florida state court judge Monday declared a mistrial eight days into trial against the nation’s two largest tobacco firms, following the death of the plaintiff in the case. Collar v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2011-CA-000115.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Collar v. R.J. Reynolds
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Dalton, GA— A Georgia jury slapped a trucking company and its driver with nearly all of a $21.6 million verdict Friday for the role it found they played in a crash that left a Georgia man with lifelong injuries. Monroe v. Lane's Equipment Rental, et al., 16-CI-00833.
Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Trucking, Monroe v. Lane's Equipment Rental, Inc., et al.
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Miami— Attorneys last week debated what drove a Florida woman’s smoking decisions across more than four decades, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds over the throat cancer that took her voice box. Moore v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000858.
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Dalton, GA— Attorneys Tuesday debated who caused the 2016 crash that catastrophically injured a Georgia man’s legs, as trial began against a freight company and a pickup truck driver involved in the accident. Monroe v. Lane's Equipment Rental, et al., 16-CI-00833.
Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Trucking, Monroe v. Lane's Equipment Rental, Inc., et al.
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Dalton, GA— Openings are expected early this week at trial against a tractor-trailer owner and a pickup driver over a rainy day, Georgia crash that cost a man his leg. Monroe v. Lane’s Equipment Rental, et al., 16-CI-833-J.
Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Trucking, Monroe v. Lane's Equipment Rental, Inc., et al.
