The plaintiffs in Greene v. Sonoma County allege that a California county violated the civil rights of two elderly gay partners, Clay Greene and Harold Scull, when it placed Greene in a nursing home, Scull in a hospital, prevented Greene from seeing Scull, and auctioned almost $500K worth of personal property from the home that the two men had shared. Scull died in the hospital a few months later.
Topics: Civil Rights, Announcements
Piendle v. RJ Reynolds, the first Engle-progeny tobacco trial to be tried in Palm Beach, Florida, before Hon. Robin Rosenberg, is scheduled to begin Wednesday. CVN will webcast the Piendle trial gavel-to-gavel.
Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation, Piendle v. RJ Reynolds
Pierre v. Cox involves claims that an Oakland landlord, Dennis Cox, improperly attempted to raise the rents of 13 tenants at the Monte Cresta Apartments. CVN is webcasting the trial live.
Topics: Real Estate, Pierre v. Cox
CVN webcast opening statements in Patricia Scheer v. Ford, a defective automobile seat case.
Topics: Scheer v. Ford, Products Liability, Vehicle Defect, Vehicle Collision
The jury in Tate v. RJ Reynolds found that Ellen Tate's addiction to Philip Morris cigarettes was the legal cause of her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, or emphysema) and awarded $8M in compensatory damages and $16.2M in punitive damages. The jury assigned 64% fault to Philip Morris, and 36% fault to Tate.
Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation, Tate v. Reynolds
