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$2 Billion Suit Over Popular Diabetes Drug Actos' Alleged Cancer Risks Goes To Trial

Posted by David Siegel on Aug 27, 2015 6:25:00 PM

Plaintiffs' attorney Robert Eglet shows jurors the type of hard drives he claimed Takeda destroyed because they contained evidence that the widely-prescribed diabetes medication Actos causes bladder cancer. Click here to see video from the trial. 

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Topics: Products Liability, Pharmaceutical, Nevada

R.J. Reynolds Cleared in $16M Suit over Fatal Lung Disease

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 21, 2015 2:42:29 PM

Cory Hohnbaum delivers the closing argument for R.J. Reynolds in a trial against the company over the respiratory disease that caused Renato Santos' death. Jurors found Santos' widow failed to establish Engle class membership required in her $16 million suit against the company. 

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Santos v. R.J. Reynolds

Tobacco Marketing's Influence on Immigrant's Smoking Takes Center Stage in Emphysema Trial Against RJR

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 15, 2015 12:18:00 AM

Randall Bassett highlights articles on smoking and health published by Reader's Digest and Selecciones del Reader's Digest, magazines that Renato Santos regularly read. Santos' represenative Rebecca Santos is suing Bassett's client, R.J. Reynolds, claiming the tobacco company's marketing deception led to Renato's emphysema. 

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Santos v. R.J. Reynolds

Jury Nails Georgia-Pacific With $17M Asbestos Cancer Verdict

Posted by David Siegel on Aug 13, 2015 9:01:00 PM

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Topics: Products Liability, Asbestos, Florida

Cancer-Stricken Painter Takes Georgia Pacific & Union Carbide To Trial Over Asbestos Claims

Posted by David Siegel on Aug 9, 2015 8:41:00 PM

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Topics: Products Liability, Asbestos, Florida