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Philip Morris Smacked with $1.3M Punitive Award, $2.4M Total, for Cancer That Cost Smoker Her Lung
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 22, 2017, 3:44:19 PM
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Martin v. Philip Morris
|VIDEO| Watch Adam Smith's Cross-Exam Deliver Defense Win in a GA Car Crash Case
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 19, 2017, 11:20:06 AM
A deft cross-examination can critically undercut an opponent's case in the eyes of a jury and turn the tide of a trial. In Blatnik v. Youngblood, a cross-exam by Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout’s Adam Smith likely proved the tipping point to a defense win in a six-figure car crash case.
Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Blatnik v. Youngblood
Smoker Who Lost Lung Wins $1.1M Verdict, Plus Possible Punitives, in Trial Against Philip Morris
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 17, 2017, 7:18:20 PM
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Miami—A Cuban immigrant who lost a lung and suffers from emphysema won a $1.1 million verdict, plus possible punitive damages, against Philip Morris Tuesday for the company’s role in a scheme to hide the dangers of cigarettes. Martin v. Philip Morris, 07-CA-34267.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Martin v. Philip Morris
Cigarette Addiction Drove Trucker to Cancer Death, Atty Says as Trial Opens Against RJR
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 16, 2017, 6:33:25 PM
Randy Rosenblum delivers his opening statement on behalf of Lorraine Olson, who claims R.J. Reynolds is responsibile for her husband, Floyd Olson's, cancer death.
Jacksonville, FL—Attorneys Friday debated what drove a Florida trucker to smoke up to four packs of cigarettes a day for more than 40 years, as trial over his cancer death opened against R.J. Reynolds.Olson v. R.J Reynolds, 2008-CA-000396.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Olson v. R.J. Reynolds
Guest Analysis: 10 Key Scientific Takeaways From Recent $110M Talc Powder Verdict
Posted by Courtroom View Network on May 12, 2017, 12:24:58 PM
Topics: Products Liability


