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$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.

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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. 

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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. 

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Gamble v. R.J. Reynolds

LA Transit System Faces Potential $100m Verdict Over Fatal Vehicle Collision

Posted by David Siegel on Mar 7, 2016 12:23:00 PM

 

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Topics: Negligence, Transportation, California, Lin v. MTA

Georgia Jury Hits Drunk Driver with $45K Verdict in Collision Case

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 3, 2016 3:42:41 AM

Jeb Butler delivers closings at trial against Debra Blake, who caused the accident Butler says injured his client, Veronica Uballe, and her daughter. Jurors awarded $45,000 in the case Tuesday. 


Atlanta—Jurors Tuesday awarded $45,000 to a mother and daughter injured in a 2013 collision with a drunk driver, but they refused to award punitive damages in the case. Uballe v. Blake, 14EV00917.

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Topics: Negligence, Georgia, Transportation, Uballe v. Blake