A Suffolk County jury in Evans v. Lorillard awarded an additional $81M in punitives damages today, on top of their previous award of $71M in compensatory damages on Tuesday, for a total award of $152M.
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Topics: Products Liability, Evans v. Lorillard, Tobacco Litigation
2010 finished with some big verdicts against Tobacco ($80M in Webb v. R.J. Reynolds in Bronson, Florida), and $71M for Evans v. Lorillard in Boston), a surprise ruling from the Delaware Supreme Court in Airgas v. Air Products, and big gains for courtroom cameras in Massachusetts and California.
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Topics: CVN Docket
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Topics: Engle Verdict Tracker, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation
In Evans v. Lorillard, a Boston jury today awarded compensatory damages of $50M to the estate of deceased smoker Marie Evans and $21M to her son. The verdict came after a week's deliberation.
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Topics: Products Liability, Evans v. Lorillard, Tobacco Litigation
In Sterling Payment Technologies v. Hudec, a Tampa credit card merchant services provider accused a former executive and board member of taking confidential information and trade secrets to start a competing business, Platinum Merchant Services.
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