Late last Friday, after nearly four weeks of trial proceedings, an Orlando jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants in a civil trial alleging the antidepressant Zoloft caused Gary Torrence to commit suicide.
Topics: Pharmaceutical
Tobacco Lawsuit Against R.J. Reynolds Begins In Jackson County
Posted by David Siegel on Mar 15, 2012 11:32:50 PM
MARIANNA, FL - The only "Engle" progeny tobacco trial scheduled for March began this week in Jackson County Circuit Court.
Topics: Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Opening statements took place Monday in a civil trial against drug manufacturer Merck & Company (NYSE: MRK) involving the widely-prescribed drug Fosamax.
Topics: Pharmaceutical, Mass Torts, In re: Fosamax
Lorillard To Pay Smoker's Widow $20 Million In Damages
Posted by David Siegel on Mar 1, 2012 6:35:09 PM
MIAMI, FL - A jury has determined Lorillard Tobacco Company (NYSE: LO) must pay a deceased smoker's widow $20 million and possibly millions more in punitive damages at an ongoing civil trial in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court.
Topics: Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation
Merck To Face Second Fosamax Trial in State Court
Posted by Courtroom View Network on Feb 22, 2012 2:41:51 PM
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Opening statements are scheduled for March 1st in the second lawsuit to go to trial in state court involving the widely-prescribed drug Fosamax.
Topics: Pharmaceutical, In re: Fosamax