St. Petersburg, FL—The editor that first published a clip of a Hulk Hogan sex tape verbally sparred with Hogan’s attorney over ownership’s knowledge of the story and reasons surrounding the clip’s publication, as the second week of trial began Monday in the iconic wrestler’s $100 million suit against Gawker Media. Bollea v. Gawker Media, LLC, et al., 2012CA01244.
|VIDEO| Ex-Gawker Editor Defends Hulk Hogan Sex Video Publication in $100M Trial
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 14, 2016 6:48:00 PM
Topics: Florida, Bollea v. Gawker Media
$2.5M Verdict Slaps Compounding Lab and Pharmacist in Trial over Poisoning Deaths of 21 Polo Ponies
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 12, 2016 12:27:00 AM
West Palm Beach, FL—Jurors Friday evening awarded more than $2.5M to the owners and insurer of 21 horses fatally poisoned by a supplement during a 2009 polo championship tourney. Quorum Management v. Franck’s Lab, 2010-CA-009112.
Topics: Negligence, Florida, Pharmaceutical, Quorum Management v. Franck's Pharmacy
Vet Bore No Duty to Check Supplement that Killed 21 Polo Horses, Expert Says in $4M Trial
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 10, 2016 9:32:54 AM
Dr. Richard Mitchell testifies at trial over the death of 21 polo horses who died after being given a compound that contained 100 times the amount of intended Selenium. Plaintiffs, the horses' owners and insurer are seeking more than $4 million from defendants, Franck's Lab, pharmacist Anthony Campbell, and veterinarian James Belden.
West Palm Beach, FL—A veterinarian was not obligated to double-check the ingredients of a prescription supplement that ultimately killed 21 polo horses, a veterinary sports medicine expert told jurors as trial continued in a suit against the compounding pharmacy that produced the supplement and the vet that ordered the prescription. Quorum Management v. Franck's Lab, 2010-CA-009112.
Topics: Negligence, Florida, Pharmaceutical, Malpractice, Quorum Management v. Franck's Pharmacy
R.J. Reynolds Beats $10M Claim Over Unfiltered Cigarette Smoker's Lung Cancer Death
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 9, 2016 4:36:28 PM
John Walker delivers closing arguments for the defense in Jessie Gamble's suit against R.J. Reynolds for the lung cancer death of her husband, Donald Gamble.
Jacksonville, FL—Jurors Tuesday absolved R.J. Reynolds of liability for the cancer death of a Florida heavy equipment operator who smoked unfiltered cigarettes for decades. Gamble v. R.J. Reynolds, 2014-CA-003848.
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Gamble v. R.J. Reynolds
Opening Statements Begin In Hulk Hogan's $100m Lawsuit Over Leaked Sex Tape
Posted by David Siegel on Mar 8, 2016 3:15:00 PM
Topics: Florida, Bollea v. Gawker Media