BREAKING VERDICT: $3.9M Award for Late-Night Truck Crash that Killed Mother & Son
Feb 17, 2017
Jurors Friday awarded more than $3.9 million to the family of a Florida mother and son killed in a late-night, 2012 truck crash, but found a non-party drunk driver largely at fault, likely reducing the award.
Feb 16, 2017
Jurors awarded $5.4 million in compensatory damages to the family of a 2-pack-a-day smoker who died of lung cancer, and found punitive damages potentially warranted after concluding the nation's largest tobacco companies concealed the dangers of t...
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Feb 15, 2017
A $5+ million claim against Philip Morris for a former smoker’s lung cancer ended in mistrial Monday, just days after openings, because a prospective juror shared information during voir dire about a prior $20 million award in a similar case.
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Feb 13, 2017
Jurors Friday cleared Subway founder Fred DeLuca of responsibility for the alleged breach of a massive land development agreement, and they handed down a to-be-trebled $2.9 million verdict against his partners, a Florida real estate developer and ...
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Martin v. Philip Morris, et al.
Feb 9, 2017
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendants' concealment of smoking's dangers led to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
Feb 8, 2017
R.J. Reynolds Wednesday prevailed in a suit by the family of a Florida woman who died from respiratory disease after smoking for 60 years, as jurors declared the claim time barred.
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Feb 7, 2017
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco companies' concealment of smoking's dangers caused smoking-related disease.
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Feb 2, 2017
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco company's concealment of smoking's dangers led to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Trucker, HR Firm Liable for Florida Crash That Killed 2, Attorney Says as Trial Begins
Feb 2, 2017
Attorneys debated who caused for the late night, 2012 truck crash that killed a Florida woman and her 12-year-old son, as trial opened Wednesday against the trucker and companies that hired him.
Feb 1, 2017
Plaintiff claims defendant trucking firm and employee leasing company are liable for the collision that led to the death of his wife and 12-year-old son.
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Feb 1, 2017
The CEO of a Florida biotech company told jurors last week he felt he was made into a scapegoat during a rush to judgment that allegedly cost his company $700 million in lost business, as trial continued in the company’s malpractice suit against l...
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Jan 27, 2017
In this tobacco-related lawsuit, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco company concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to the nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease of Totsie Fleming.
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