Pablo Gonzalez v. Caterpillar Inc., et al.
Jul 15, 2015
The family of a deceased mechanic who allegedly died of cancer caused by decades of exposure to asbestos took heavy equipment giant Caterpillar and auto parts manufacturer Dana Co. LLC to trial in Florida state court, claiming the companies knew t...
Jul 14, 2015
Jurors Monday found R.J. Reynolds liable for $8.5 million in punitive damages alone for the role the tobacco manufacturer played in a long-time smoker's mouth cancer.
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Jul 13, 2015
In this negligence suit, Elaine Jordan claims Philip Morris' concealment of smoking's hazards led to her nicotine addiction and the smoking-related disease that required lung transplants and led to her permanent disability.
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Jul 11, 2015
A $5 million compensatory verdict in a mouth cancer suit separate from Florida's Engle progeny cases and continuing deliberations in a $12 million Engle progeny trial highlight this week's tobacco litigation review.
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Deaf Driver Accused of Texting Before Fatal Crash Hit with $375K Verdict
Jul 10, 2015
While jurors awarded $375,000 to the family of a pedestrian struck and killed while crossing a street outside a crosswalk, the pedestrian was found 70 percent responsible for the accident.
Jul 7, 2015
A dentist's patient alleges that the dentist administered too strong a dose of local anesthetic, causing lingual nerve damage and a loss of sensation in the patient's tongue.
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Jun 30, 2015
In this personal injury, vehicular negligence action, plaintiff Christine Gill, as the administrator of the estate of Rogelio Zepeda Hernandez, is suing Christopher Ali for the 2013 death of Zepeda Hernandez in a vehicular collision involving Ali.
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Jun 26, 2015
See the testimony that led to claims of perjury, scuttled defense arguments but yielded only a $300,000 verdict in a nine-figure personal injury trial.
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$776K Verdict Against RJR Highlights the Engle Progeny Week in Review for June 15
Jun 19, 2015
Jurors awarded Joyce Hardin less than $800,000 for the role she claimed tobacco maker R.J. Reynolds played in the COPD death of her husband, Thomas Hardin.
Jun 18, 2015
A DeKalb County state court jury issued a verdict in favor of defendant Frankie Gilmore who struck plaintiff William Rice in a low speed rear end Atlanta traffic collision.
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Jun 12, 2015
A DeKalb County state court jury awarded Evan Terrell $7,000 in damages after his vehicle was rear ended in a multicar collision caused by defendant Alexandria Hamilton.
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Jun 11, 2015
Jurors found a preparatory school was not liable for an alleged electrical accident that a worker's widow claimed damaged her husband's heart.
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