Mark Avera delivers his opening statement at trial against two Tallahassee bars for the catastrophic brain damage Jacquelyn Faircloth suffered in a 2014 crash.
Tallahassee, FL— Attorneys Monday argued over the role alcohol played in a late-night crash that left an 18-year-old Florida woman with catastrophic brain damage, as trial opened against two bars that served a pair of underage drinkers. Faircloth v. Cantina Tallahassee, LLC, et al., 2015-CA-002778.
Topics: Florida, Transportation, Faircloth v. Cantina Tallahassee LLC
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Fort Lauderdale, FL—Attorneys debated what drove a Florida woman to smoke up to two packs a day until cancer cost her a lung, as trial over her death began last week against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies. Mahfuz v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2007-CV-036743.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Mahfuz v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris
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Gainesville, FL— R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $13.5 million punitive verdict Thursday for its part in the throat cancer death of a Florida smoker. Bessent-Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds, 2015-CA-002554.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds, Bessent-Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds
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Orlando, FL—Jurors Thursday found a Walt Disney World guest largely responsible for the accident she says left her with a rare nerve disorder, and awarded her less than $60,000 in her suit against the theme park giant. Wilson v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc., 2015-CA-003347.
Topics: Premises Liability, Florida, Wilson v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US
Nelson Tyrone delivers openings at trial against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. over an injury he says his client suffered in an accident at a hotel food court.
Orlando, FL— A Georgia woman suffers from a rare nerve disorder caused by a Walt Disney World restaurant cart that ran over her foot, an attorney for the woman said Tuesday, as trial opened against the resort giant. Wilson v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc., 2015-CA-003347.
Topics: Premises Liability, Florida, Wilson v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US
