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As Jury Deliberates, Parties Settle Suit Against Booster Seat Maker Over Crash That Paralyzed Child

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 17, 2022 2:54:51 PM

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Decatur, GA— As jurors deliberated whether a car seat manufacturer was to blame for the catastrophic injuries a toddler suffered in a 2018 wreck, and after closing arguments in which attorneys for the child’s family suggested jurors should award well over $100 million, the parties settled the case last Friday. Terms of the agreement are confidential.  Trice v. Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc., 18A70731. 

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Topics: Trice v. Dorel Juvenile Group

$12.35M Verdict, as Life Care Centers of America Found Largely Liable for Patient's Bone-Deep Pressure Sore

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 14, 2022 3:24:00 PM

 


Orlando, FL— Jurors handed down a $12.35 million verdict at trial against Life Care Centers of America Friday after finding the company largely responsible for the bone-deep pressure sore a Florida woman says she developed at one of its facilities. Reed v. Life Care Centers of America, et al., 2018-CA-013297-O. 

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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Florida, Reed v. Life Care Centers of America, et al.

Ford Hit With $20M Verdict In Missouri Asbestos Trial

Posted by David Siegel on Mar 10, 2022 6:51:20 PM

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Topics: Products Liability, Asbestos, automotive, Missouri

Trial Begins Against R.J. Reynolds Over Massachusetts Woman's Lung Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 10, 2022 3:10:54 PM

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Woburn, MA— Jurors previewed evidence surrounding what drove a Massachusetts woman's smoking decisions, as trial opened last week against R.J. Reynolds over her lung cancer death. Hunt v. R.J. Reynolds, 1881-CV-00446. 

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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Massachusetts, Hunt v. R.J. Reynolds

Rhode Island’s Opioid Trial Against Teva Begins Wednesday, CVN Webcasting Gavel-to-Gavel

Posted by David Siegel on Mar 9, 2022 1:17:11 PM

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Topics: Products Liability, Pharmaceutical, Mass Torts, Opioid