Nissan Hit With $25M Verdict Over Brake Failure That Caused Fatal Collision
Posted by David Siegel on Jul 26, 2017 11:29:40 AM
Topics: Products Liability, Transportation, automotive, California
FL Jury Awards $1.1M for Student's Back-Breaking Fall From Rental Home's Deck
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 21, 2017 10:25:20 AM
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Jacksonville, FL—Jurors Tuesday found a North Florida landlord largely responsible for the broken back a college student suffered in a fall from a rental home’s deck, and awarded more than $1.1 million for her injuries.Fournier v. Derazi, 2013CA010759.
Topics: Premises Liability, Florida, Fournier v. Derazi
Ford Cleared at Trial Over Airbag Deployment in Deadly Crash
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 20, 2017 3:27:59 PM
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July 21, 2017 Update: This article has been updated to include a statement from Ramon Llera's attorneys.
West Palm Beach, FL—Ford Motor Co. and the airbags in its 2003 Mustang were not responsible for a South Florida crash that killed a 20-year old, jurors found Tuesday in trial against the auto giant. Llera v. Ford Motor Co., 2005CA001924.
Topics: Products Liability, Florida, Transportation, Llera v. Ford Motor Co.
$1.65M Verdict Against RJR in Retrial Over Smoker's Fatal Cancer Complications
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 18, 2017 6:43:14 PM
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Fort Myers, FL—A Florida state court jury Tuesday awarded $1.65 million to the widower of a 61-year-old smoker after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for her cancer-related death. Maloney v. R.J. Reynolds, 07-CA-015578.
Topics: Engle Progeny, Florida, Tobacco Litigation, Maloney v. R.J. Reynolds
Philip Morris Responsible for Florida Rail Worker's Fatal Lung Cancer, Attorney Says as Trial Begins
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 14, 2017 1:25:35 PM
Lee Gunn delivers his opening statement at trial against Philip Morris, accused of responsibility for the lung cancer death of Donald Pearson.
Tampa, FL—Tobacco industry deception hooked a Florida railway worker to cigarettes and eventually caused the lung cancer that killed him, an attorney for the man’s family told jurors Wednesday as trial opened against Philip Morris.Pearson v. Philip Morris, 2007-CA017823.
Topics: Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Florida, Tobacco Litigation, Pearson v. Philip Morris


