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Obstetrician Prevails at Trial Over Vacuum-Assisted Childbirth That Left Child Without Use of Her Arm

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 1, 2017 7:25:21 PM

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Decatur, GA—An Atlanta-area obstetrician was cleared of responsibility last week for the childbirth-related shoulder injury that has left a girl without the use of her right arm. Cantrell v. Moore, 13A49232. 

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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Cantrell v. Moore

$3.5M Verdict Blasts Nightclub at Trial Over Shooting That Injured 2 Patrons

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 29, 2017 11:59:21 PM

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Decatur, GA—Jurors awarded a total of $3.5 million earlier this month to a pair of Georgia women shot outside a Stone Mountain-area nightclub.Canaday v. Jay’s Place Sports Bar & Lounge, Inc., 13-A47164-3, Johnson v. Jay’s Place Sports Bar & Lounge, Inc., 13-A-47165-3.

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Topics: Premises Liability, Georgia, Canaday v. Jay's Place

Jury Orders LA County To Pay $11M After Forklift Driver Strikes Pedestrian

Posted by David Siegel on Aug 28, 2017 5:33:32 PM

CVN screenshot of plaintiff attorney Steve Vartazarian kneeling in front of a photograph of the type of forklift that ran over his client's legs. Click here to see video from the trial. 

Los Angeles - A California state court jury hit the County of Los Angeles with a $10.8 million verdict on Thursday in a lawsuit filed by a man who suffered severe injuries when a county employee ran over his legs with a forklift.

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Topics: California

R.J. Reynolds Wins at Trial Over Former Golf Pro's Fatal Lung Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 25, 2017 3:57:35 PM

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Vero Beach, FL—A Florida jury concluded Wednesday that R.J. Reynolds was not responsible for the lung cancer death of a former golf pro who smoked the company’s cigarettes for decades.Jones v.  R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-0057.

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

J&J Hit With $417M Verdict In 1st California Ovarian Cancer Talc Powder Trial

Posted by David Siegel on Aug 21, 2017 1:49:54 PM

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Topics: California