Lanier v. Ameristeel
Aug 25, 2015
James Lanier was a 24-year-old electrical worker who was killed when hit by equipment at an Ameristeel mill in Cartersville. His family filed the wrongful death action against Gerdau Ameristeel.
Aug 24, 2015
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Martha Duignan claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes, while fueling the nicotine addiction of Douglas Duignan, ultimately leading to Douglas Duignan's smoking-related disease.
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Aug 21, 2015
R.J. Reynolds prevailed this week in a suit brought by the widow of a Cuban immigrant who died of respiratory disease after decades of smoking the tobacco company's unfiltered cigarettes.
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Aug 20, 2015
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-owned freight rail giant BNSF Railway Co. was cleared by a state court jury in a personal injury lawsuit filed by a fireman who was pinned against a guardrail by a utility cart during a late-night shift in a California trai...
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Jogger Wins $7,500 Verdict After Accident Neither Party Remembers
Aug 19, 2015
Pedestrian James Booth was awarded $7,500 in damages by a Coweta County Superior Court jury after being hit by a truck driven by Joel Edge in an accident that neither party could remember at trial.
Aug 15, 2015
As trial opened Tuesday against R.J. Reynolds over a Cuban immigrant's fatal emphysema, attorneys argued whether allegedly deceptive tobacco marketing caused his death.
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Aug 14, 2015
Jurors found Wawa Inc. was not liable for chemical burns suffered by a patron in a gas spill at one of the company's stores.
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Aug 14, 2015
A DeKalb County State Court jury awarded $3.5M in damages to Stephanie Nelson whose stopped vehicle was rear ended by a Rural/Metro ambulance driving with flashing lights.
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Nelson v. Beiner
Aug 12, 2015
Plaintiff was rear ended by defendant's ambulance when she slowed for the flashing light and the driver looked away to turn his siren on. Defendants admit negligence but contest the damages. Plaintiff has had a cervical fusion operation.
Aug 12, 2015
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-owned freight rail giant BNSF Railway Co. was cleared by a state court jury in a personal injury lawsuit filed by a fireman who was pinned against a guardrail by a utility cart during a late-night shift in a California trai...
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Aug 12, 2015
A Fulton County State Court jury issued a verdict of approximately $280,000 for Plaintiff Sherma Dailey, a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle driven by Defendant Denise Brock but also found Dailey 49% responsible for the accident.
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Aug 11, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco suit, Rebecca Santos claims defendant R.J. Reynolds concealed the dangers of smoking, fueling a nicotine addiction and leading to the emphysema and death of Renato Santos.
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