RJR Burned for $25M in Punitives, $46.5M Total, in Couple’s COPD Tobacco Suit
Apr 22, 2015
A $25 million punitive award against R.J. Reynolds brought the total verdict to more than $46 million in a couple's suit claiming the tobacco maker was responsible for a smoker's COPD.
Apr 20, 2015
As Jorjina Araujo's suit claiming an anesthesiology team was responsible for the stroke that blinded her opened Friday, opposing counsel debated whether crucial medical documents had been altered after surgery.
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Apr 18, 2015
Jurors awarded Thomas and Bettye Ryan $21.5 million in compensatory damages alone for the smoking-related COPD they claim R.J. Reynolds misrepresentations caused Thomas Ryan to suffer.
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Apr 17, 2015
In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff Jorgina Araujo claims defendant Tatiana Eisner was negligent in her medical treatment.
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In Million-Dollar Car Collision Trial, Credibility Challenge Yields Defense Verdict
Apr 16, 2015
A pickup driver was cleared of liability in a motorist's $1.2 million suit for back injuries the motorist said he sustained in a 2012 crash on I-95. Allen v. Buckner.
Apr 15, 2015
Opposing counsel debated a smoker's reliance on tobacco marketing and whether it caused the COPD that required her lung transplant in openings of Russo v. Philip Morris.
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Apr 10, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco suit, plaintiffs Thomas and Bettye Ryan claim that defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking cigarettes, fueling nicotine addiction and leading to smoking-related health problems.
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Apr 10, 2015
In this Engle progeny case, Tina Russo claimed defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking while furthering Phyllis Frazier's addiction to cigarettes, which caused her smoking-related disease.
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Organist Wins $92K for Car Crash that Imperils His Pro Career
Apr 9, 2015
A Seminole County, Florida jury awarded more than $90,000 to a professional organist who claimed a 2012 car accident injured his back, rendering him unable to play without pain. Galloway v. Leppla.
Apr 8, 2015
Trial opened Tuesday in James Allen's suit against Dale Buckner for the spinal injury Allen claims he sustained in an I-95 crash with Buckner. Allen, who claims he will have to take pain injections for the rest of his life, is asking for more than...
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Apr 7, 2015
In this personal injury case, plaintiff James Allen claims that defendant Dale Buckner is liable for damages caused by a vehicular collision.
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Apr 6, 2015
This suit stems from a dispute between Mario Arbucci and Piper's Landing, a private residential community in which the Arbuccis are limited members. Arbucci contends that he was improperly charged items that were related to the area's golf facilit...
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