Kia Faces $20M+ In-Person Trial Over Allegedly Defective Seatbelts, CVN Webcasting Gavel-to-Gavel
Posted by David Siegel on Jun 16, 2021 1:56:35 PM
Topics: Products Liability, Traumatic Brain Injury, automotive, California
$540K Verdict + Potential Punitives at Trial Against RJR Over Smoker's Lung Disease
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 11, 2021 12:02:18 PM
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West Palm Beach, FL— Jurors Thursday awarded more than $540,000 to the family of a Florida man whose respiratory disease they found was caused by smoking R.J. Reynolds cigarettes, and they concluded punitive damages were potentially warranted against the tobacco giant for its part in causing the disease. Spurlock v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-023631.
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Spurlock v. R.J. Reynolds, Spurlock v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Monsanto’s PCB Chemicals In School Blamed For Allegedly Causing Teachers’ Brain Damage, As In-Person Trial Begins
Posted by David Siegel on Jun 10, 2021 12:39:53 PM
Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Washington
Ex-Smoker Awarded $3M In Florida Tobacco Trial Against RJ Reynolds
Posted by David Siegel on May 25, 2021 12:32:46 PM
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Florida
Tobacco, Talc Powder, Herbicides and Opioids - CVN’s Current & Upcoming Mass Tort/Products Liability Trial Coverage
Posted by David Siegel on May 13, 2021 11:37:19 AM
Throughout the pandemic shutdown, attorneys predicted a dramatic uptick in trial activity once courts began reopening, with a backlog of delayed cases prompting a blitz of initial trials.
Topics: Products Liability, Mass Torts