Lawrenceville, GA— Trial is expected to open this week against Ford Motor Company over a 2014 rollover crash that killed a Georgia couple, four years after a mistrial in the case led to sanctions against the automaker. Hill v. Ford Motor Co., 16-C-04179.
Topics: Products Liability, Georgia, Transportation, Hill v. Ford Motor Co.
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Topics: Products Liability, Missouri, Carl Alesi, et al. v. Monsanto
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Topics: Products Liability, healthcare, Paul Trevino, et al. v. Davol Inc., et al.
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Tampa, FL— A Florida jury handed down a $1 million verdict last week against R.J. Reynolds for the 1997 death of a Florida smoker, but concluded the smoker himself bore the majority of responsibility for his fatal cancer, likely reducing the ultimate damage award. Wyerick v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-006850.
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Wyerick v. R.J. Reynolds
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Miami, FL— Attorneys debated whether Marlboro cigarettes were responsible for a Florida man’s cancer death, as trial opened Monday against Philip Morris. Monzon v. Philip Morris, 2008-CA-000110.
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Monzon v. Philip Morris
