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Retrial of Accutane Lawsuit Begins After $10.5 Million Verdict Reversed

Posted by David Siegel on Jan 30, 2014 4:00:39 PM

Atlantic City, NJ - Opening statements began today at a trial involving claims, that the widely prescribed acne medication Accutane caused inflammatory bowel disease, known as IBD, in a female plaintiff which led to the removal of her colon.

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Topics: Kendall v. Roche, accutane, Pharmaceutical

Las Vegas Jury Says Popular Diabetes Drug Not Defective

Posted by David Siegel on Dec 18, 2013 1:02:34 PM

Las Vegas, NV - After deliberating for less than a day, a Las Vegas jury returned a verdict this week saying Actos, a medication widely prescribed to treat diabetes, did not cause bladder cancer in plaintiff Alan Alsabagh.

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Topics: Pharmaceutical, Mass Torts

Actos Lawsuit Goes to Trial in Nevada State Court

Posted by David Siegel on Nov 25, 2013 11:15:50 AM

LAS VEGAS, NV - Jurors heard opening statements last week in a civil suit brought by a man alleging Actos, a widely prescribed drug used to treat diabetes, caused his terminal bladder cancer.

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Topics: Pharmaceutical

$5.6 Million Verdict in Senior Bodybuilder Negligence Suit

Posted by Courtney Svajian on Nov 25, 2013 10:57:09 AM

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL - A Broward Circuit jury returned a 5.6 million dollar verdict last week in a negligence trial brought by a Boca Raton man who was severely injured when the roof of a storage unit collapsed on him.

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Topics: Negligence, Verdict

Smoker's widow awarded $4.25 million in tobacco lawsuit

Posted by David Siegel on Dec 17, 2012 4:56:25 PM

MIAMI, FL - Last week a Miami-Dade County jury awarded $4.25 million to a smoker's widow after determining cigarettes manufactured by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (NYSE: RAI) caused her husband's throat cancer. According to a Courtroom View Network webcast of the verdict being delivered, the jury assigned 15 percent responsibility to Milton Williams, therefore reducing the verdict amount from $5 million.

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Topics: Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation