Wilkins v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
Aug 10, 2016
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, William Wilkins claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes leading to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
Aug 9, 2016
Attorneys for a Pakistani immigrant who suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a tractor trailer collision asked jurors for nearly $25 million Monday, as trial opened against the trucking firm and driver responsible for the wreck.
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Aug 8, 2016
In this trucking negligence case, plaintiffs claims defendants' tractor trailer collided with their vehicle causing traumatic head injuries. From CVN News:A Cobb County State Court jury awarded $20 million Wednesday afternoon for the catastrophic ...
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Aug 5, 2016
After an emergency rendered a juror unable to continue deliberations, a Florida 11th Circuit Court judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case of a smoker suing the nation's second-largest tobacco company over the cancer that took her larynx.
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Jury Clears Waste Company At $12M Trial Over Garbage Truck's Collision With Cyclist
Aug 4, 2016
A Florida state court jury sided with a waste disposal company on Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by a cyclist who was severely injured in a collision with a 15-ton garbage truck.
Aug 2, 2016
Plaintiff Brittany Hickman alleged that she was nearly paralyzed in 2012 when DJ Steve Aoki leapt from above the stage onto an inflatable raft held up by fans in the audience, trapping her underneath and knocking her unconscious. Hickman, who was ...
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Aug 1, 2016
A Florida man who smoked 2 to 3 packs a day for nearly 50 years and died of lung cancer in 1997 developed the disease after the bar date, making his widow ineligible to recover under a Florida class action claim, an attorney defending the tobacco ...
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Jul 29, 2016
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Hazel Mathis claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and smoking-related disease.
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As Truck-Bicycle Crash Trial Opens, More Than $1.3M on the Line
Jul 29, 2016
A host of driver errors caused a 15-ton trash truck to hit a bicyclist, severely injuring him and putting the future of one of his legs in jeopardy, lawyers for the cyclist claimed as trial opened Tuesday against the truck driver and waste company.
Jul 26, 2016
A unanimous panel of six jurors deliberated for just under two hours following a weeklong trial before rejecting plaintiff Thomas TruongÂ’s allegations against Waste Services of Florida Inc. and truck driver William Bocker. Truong's attorneys accus...
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Jul 25, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, Barbara Morales claims defendant tobacco companies hid the dangers of cigarettes, which caused addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Jul 21, 2016
A Florida jury Tuesday found nicotine addiction and Philip Morris cigarettes caused a 40-year smoker's fatal cancer and awarded her widower $1.5 million in compensatory damages. But, it rejected any punitive payout and cleared R.J. Reynolds of lia...
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