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Tobacco Marketing's Influence on Immigrant's Smoking Takes Center Stage in Emphysema Trial Against RJR

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 15, 2015, 12:18:00 AM

Randall Bassett highlights articles on smoking and health published by Reader's Digest and Selecciones del Reader's Digest, magazines that Renato Santos regularly read. Santos' represenative Rebecca Santos is suing Bassett's client, R.J. Reynolds, claiming the tobacco company's marketing deception led to Renato's emphysema. 

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

Woman Wins $3.5M Verdict After Ambulance Rear Ends Her Car

Posted by Steve Silver on Aug 14, 2015, 4:37:00 PM

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Topics: Negligence, Georgia, Nelson v. Beiner

Jury Nails Georgia-Pacific With $17M Asbestos Cancer Verdict

Posted by David Siegel on Aug 13, 2015, 9:01:00 PM

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Topics: Products Liability, Asbestos, Florida

Convenience Store Chain Prevails in Florida Chemical Burn Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 13, 2015, 8:55:00 PM

Christopher Blain argues that evidence does not prove that a chemical burn sufferred by Lissette Perez was caused by a defective Wawa gas pump.

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Topics: Negligence, Retail, Perez v. Wawa Inc.

Defense Attorney Praises "Amazing Job" Done by Plaintiff: GA Trial Highlight

Posted by Steve Silver on Aug 13, 2015, 5:25:02 PM

Defense attorneys in personal injury cases often face the challenge of making sure that the natural jury sympathy for a badly injured plaintiff does not influence the jury’s determination of liability in a hard fought case. Merely informing the jurors that they shouldn’t let sympathy influence their decisions may not be enough, especially in situations in which the defense makes an issue of the plaintiff’s decisions leading up to the injury.

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Topics: Georgia, Berryhill v. Daly