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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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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.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Caprio v. Philip Morris
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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.
Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Trucking, Stevens v. J.R.K. Trucking, et al., Motorcycle
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Three years after a landmark study turned the spotlight on substance abuse problems plaguing the legal profession, lawyers and law firms alike struggle to find solutions. The problem is compounded by high hurdles lawyers face in seeking help in the first place. But one organization, Recovery Centers of America, takes an unusual approach to treatment that aims to lower those barriers for attorneys who need help.
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