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Douglasville, GA—Suzuki’s decision not to promptly notify its riders of a critical brake defect in hundreds of thousands of its motorcycles caused the crash that shattered a Georgia motorcyclist’s back, an attorney for the man told jurors as trial began against the company. Johns v. Suzuki, et al. 14SV000043.
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Topics: Products Liability, Georgia, Transportation, Johns v. Suzuki
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Miami—The nation’s two largest tobacco companies were struck with a $17.5 million total verdict for the part jurors found they played in a South Florida woman’s cancer death.Gloger v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2011-CA-23377.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Gloger v. R.J. Reynolds
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Fort Lauderdale, FL—A state court jury Monday hit R.J. Reynolds with a nearly $27.8 million punitive verdict, capping a $41.7 million total award against the tobacco giant for its role in the respiratory disease that jurors found forced a Florida woman to undergo a lung transplant. Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CV-022558.
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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds
