Miami, FL—Jurors sided with the widow of a longtime Florida smoker who died of lung cancer, awarding her $5 million in compensatory damages and rejecting claims by the tobacco company that the lawsuit was time-barred. Mathis v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-47118.
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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Mathis v. R.J. Reynolds
Miami, FL—A former insurance executive who underwent open-heart surgery after smoking for 30 years told jurors cigarettes controlled his life so completely it was all he thought about by the time he finally quit, as trial against cigarette-maker R.J. Reynolds got underway this week. Wilkins v. R.J. Reynolds, 15-2007-CA-20.15-2007-CA-20.
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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Wilkins v. R.J. Reynolds
Michael Goldberg delivers his closing rebuttal for Ehsan Khan, who suffered permanent brain damage in a tractor trailer collision. Jurors Wednesday awarded $20 million in the case.
Marietta, GA—A Cobb County State Court jury awarded $20 million Wednesday afternoon for the catastrophic brain injury a Pakistani immigrant suffered in a 2013 collision with a tractor trailer. Khan v. Moore Freight Service Inc., et al., 14A-27627.
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Topics: Negligence, Georgia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Trucking, Khan v. Moore Freight Service Inc.
Roger Harris delivers his opening statement on behalf of Moore Freight at trial over brain damage suffered by Ehsan Khan in a 2013 tractor trailer collision.
Marietta, GA—Attorneys for a Pakistani immigrant who suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a tractor trailer collision asked jurors for nearly $25 million Monday, as trial opened against the trucking firm and driver responsible for the wreck. Khan v. Moore Freight Service Inc., et al., 14A-27627.
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Topics: Negligence, Georgia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Trucking, Khan v. Moore Freight Service Inc.
