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Plaintiff Closings in Piendle v. R.J. Reynolds

Posted by msch on Aug 2, 2010, 9:50:00 AM

Searcy Denney's Greg Barnhart began closing arguments in the Piendle v. R.J. Reynolds Engle-progeny tobacco trial.

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Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Tobacco Litigation, Piendle v. RJ Reynolds

Both Sides Rest in Warrick v. R.J. Reynolds

Posted by msch on Jul 30, 2010, 5:43:00 PM

The final witness in Warrick v. R.J. Reynolds was Dr. Jill Hayes, Ph.D., who was offered by the defense as an expert in addiction. According to Dr. Hayes, cigarette smokers can quit smoking even if addicted, and having difficulty quitting a behavior does not necessarily indicate an addiction, just as people dieting want to lose weight, but may eat too much anyway.

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Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Warrick v. RJ Reynolds, Tobacco Litigation

Piendle Closing Arguments Monday

Posted by msch on Jul 30, 2010, 2:31:00 PM

Testimony completed and both sides rested this morning in Piendle v. R.J. Reynolds.

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Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation, Piendle v. RJ Reynolds

Court Video on CVN

Posted by msch on Jul 26, 2010, 1:15:00 PM

Court video on CVN lets legal professionals follow breaking events in litigation of interest, whether it be complex, billion-dollar mergers or simply the safety standards that apply in a given community.

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Topics: Court Video

Sonoma County Gay Rights Suit Settles

Posted by msch on Jul 23, 2010, 1:40:00 PM

Greene v. Sonoma County, which involved claims that a county had inappropriately separated and sold the property of an elderly gay couple, settled for $600K. Santa Rosa's local newspaper quoted the county's lawyer as being confident that there was never any discrimination, but conceding that there were procedural errors in the sale of the property, and suggesting the dispute might have been avoided if the men had been able to legally marry.

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Topics: Civil Rights