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Philip Morris Smacked with $1.3M Punitive Award, $2.4M Total, for Cancer That Cost Smoker Her Lung
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 22, 2017 3:44:19 PM
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Martin v. Philip Morris
$1.81M Award Strikes Three Tobacco Companies for Smoker's Cancer Death
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Apr 3, 2017 6:46:58 PM
Lakiesha Cannon delivers her closing argument in Santoro v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
Fort Lauderdale, FL—A Florida smoker’s widower was awarded $1.81 million last week for the lung cancer death of his wife, wrapping a rare Engle progeny trial against three of the country’s four biggest tobacco companies. Santoro v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., 2008-CV-025807(19).
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Santoro v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
Trio of Tobacco Companies Accused of Responsibility for Woman's Fatal Cancer, as Trial Begins
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 24, 2017 11:21:33 AM
Lakiesha Cannon delivers her opening statement in Santoro v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
Fort Lauderdale, FL—A woman’s hopeless addiction to cigarettes was driven by tobacco deceit that led to her fatal lung cancer, an attorney for the woman’s widower said during Tuesday's openings of a rare Florida state court trial against three of the nation’s four largest cigarette makers. Santoro v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., 2008-CV-025807(19).
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Santoro v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
Home Depot Settles Potentially $50M Traumatic Brain Injury Lawsuit After Opening Statements
Posted by David Siegel on Mar 17, 2017 1:29:05 PM
Courtroom View Network screenshot of plaintiff attorney Nick Rowley showing jurors the type of metal boxes that fell on his client's head in a Home Depot. Click here to see video from the trial.
Topics: Negligence, California
Mother's Catastrophic Brain Damage Post-Childbirth Caused by Medical Mistreatment, Expert Says as $10M+ Trial Continues
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 15, 2017 5:01:34 PM
Dr. Katharine Wenstrom says she believes improper care by Drs. Rebecca Simonsen and Stanley Angus led to the heart attack and catastrophic brain damage Shannon Trabue suffered three days after Trabue gave birth.
Atlanta—An obstetrician who has previously appeared as a medical malpractice defense expert told jurors last week she decided to testify on behalf of a plaintiff for the first time ever because she was “horrified” at the circumstances surrounding the catastrophic brain damage a Georgia woman suffered days after giving birth, as trial continues against the medical practice that treated her. Trabue v. Atlanta Women’s Specialists, LLC, et al., 14-EV-001821.
Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Trabue v. Atlanta Women's Specialists LLC


