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
Hulk Hogan watches jury selection in trial of his $100 million suit against Gawker Media for publishing a clip of a sex tape involving him.
St. Petersburg, FL—Opposing sides in the $100-million Hulk Hogan-Gawker media sex tape trial agreed on a jury Friday after nearly a week of whittling down a 500-member jury pool. Bollea v. Gawker Media, 2012CA01244.
Topics: Florida, Bollea v. Gawker Media
As $4M Trial Opens, Sides Battle Over Responsibility for Supplement that Killed 21 Polo Horses
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 2, 2016 11:52:47 PM
Alvaro Mejer delivers his opening statement in the $4+ million trial for the deaths of 21 polo horses who died after injesting a supplement with toxic levels of Selenium.
West Palm Beach, FL—Attorneys Tuesday sparred over responsibility for the deadly prescription supplement that killed 21 thoroughbred polo horses, as trial opened against the compounding lab and professionals involved with the supplement. Quorum Management, et al. v. Franck’s Pharmacy, 2010-CA-009112.
Topics: Negligence, Florida, Quorum Management v. Franck's Pharmacy
$350K Award to Widow After Jury Clears Philip Morris of Liability for Smoker's Death
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 2, 2016 8:51:30 PM
William Geraghty delivers closing arguments on behalf of Philip Morris in Bernice McCall's suit against the company. Jurors awarded McCall $350,000 in compensatory damages and rejected her claim for punitives, after finding an addiction to cigarettes caused her husband's lung cancer but not his death.
Fort Lauderdale—Jurors Wednesday awarded $350,000 to the widow of an alcohol abuse counselor who developed cancer after 40 years of smoking, but rejected the case's wrongful death claim and cleared cigarette maker Philip Morris of the lion’s share of liability. McCall v. Philip Morris, 2007-CV-036888.
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, McCall v. Philip Morris
$100M at Stake as Sides Ready to Rumble in Hulk Hogan-Gawker Sex Tape Trial
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 25, 2016 9:37:00 AM
St. Petersburg, FL— Sweeping privacy rights questions take the forefront as CVN-webcast jury selection begins March 2 in Hulk Hogan’s $100 million suit against Gawker Media for its publication of a sex video featuring the pro wrestler. Terry Bollea v. Gawker Media LLC, 12-012447-CI.
Topics: Florida, Bollea v. Gawker Media