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Smoker Showed Cancer Signs Long Before Lawsuit Cutoff Date, Daughter Says in Tobacco Trial

Posted by Meghan Gourley on Aug 9, 2016 4:33:37 PM

 

Miami, FL—The daughter of a decades-long smoker said her father suffered from lung cancer symptoms long before the cutoff date for filing suit under a Florida class action against the nation's tobacco companies, as trial continued this week against R.J. Reynolds.  Mathis v. R.J. Reynolds2007-CA-47118. 

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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Mathis v. R.J. Reynolds

Hospital Prevails At First Trial Over Johnson & Johnson’s Allegedly Deadly Bone Cement

Posted by David Siegel on Aug 6, 2016 12:42:56 AM

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Topics: Products Liability, Malpractice, healthcare, Washington

Mistrial, as Jurors Deliberate Smoker's Claim RJR Caused Cancer That Took Her Larynx

Posted by Meghan Gourley on Aug 5, 2016 4:45:45 PM

MIAMI, Fla.— After an emergency rendered a juror unable to continue deliberations, a Florida 11th Circuit Court judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case of a smoker suing the nation's second-largest tobacco company over the cancer that took her larynx. Morales v. R.J. Reynolds, 07-CA-16277.

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Morales v. R.J. Reynolds

Jury Clears Waste Company At $12M Trial Over Garbage Truck's Collision With Cyclist

Posted by David Siegel on Aug 4, 2016 1:28:25 PM

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Topics: Negligence, Florida, Transportation

Woman Injured By Crowd-Surfing Celebrity DJ Seeks Millions From Hard Rock Cafe At Trial

Posted by David Siegel on Aug 2, 2016 10:57:28 PM

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Topics: California