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Mark Lanier Takes 22-Plaintiff Talc Lawsuit To Trial, CVN To Webcast Live

Posted by David Siegel on Jun 1, 2018 3:36:08 PM

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Topics: Products Liability

Navistar Hit With $3.4M Verdict After Faulty Emergency Brake Sends Truck Rolling Into Oncoming Traffic

Posted by David Siegel on Jun 1, 2018 12:24:18 PM

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Topics: Products Liability

RJR Cleared in $5M+ Suit Over Florida Smoker's COPD

Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 29, 2018 8:08:19 PM

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Sarasota, FL— Jurors last week cleared R.J. Reynolds of fault for the respiratory disease a Florida man developed following decades of smoking the company’s cigarettes. Damiano v. R.J. Reynolds, 2011-CA-000450.  

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Damiano v. R.J. Reynolds

|VIDEO| AMFS Expert Examines Testimony Central to a $6M Med Mal Verdict

Posted by Gary Gansar, MD, FACS, AMFS Senior Medical Director on May 29, 2018 6:35:18 PM

As part of its new partnership with American Medical Forensic Specialists, Dr. Gary Gansar analyzes testimony from Dr. Hugo Cheng, whose opinion played a key role in a $6 million verdict for the family of a hospital patient who died while being treated for a bowel obstruction. The full analysis can be found at the AMFS site. You can watch extended video, along with the analysis, on CVN Essentials.


The testimony of Dr. Hugo Cheng was pivotal in obtaining a $6 million verdict for the family of a woman who died following complications from a bowel obstruction. Scoggins v. Smith, et al., 15A56505E4.

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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Scoggins v. Smith, AMFS

Judge Strikes Down Florida's Ban on Smokable Medical Marijuana

Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 29, 2018 6:12:48 PM

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Tallahassee, FL—A Florida state court judge last Friday struck down the state legislature’s ban on smokable medical marijuana, concluding the prohibition was unconstitutional. People United for Medical Marijuana v. Florida Department of Health, 2017CA001394. 

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Topics: Florida, People United v. Florida Department of Health