Former Waitress Gets Stiffed by Defense Verdict in Personal Injury Auto Case
Jul 27, 2015
A Whitfield County Superior Court jury returned a verdict for defendant Shelby McFarland in a low speed rear end auto collision personal injury case brought by plaintiff Christy Carr Fowler.
Jul 24, 2015
A former smoker was awarded $14.5 million Thursday for the role she claimed Philip Morris played in causing the oral cancer that consumed part of her jaw.
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Jul 24, 2015
Cross-examining a sympathetic witness can be the most difficult part of a trial. Watch crucial moments in a deft cross-exam as a multi-million-dollar verdict hung in the balance.
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Jul 21, 2015
In this personal injury negligence a ction, plaintiff Lissette Perez is suing Wawa Inc., claiming she suffered injuries when gasoline from a Wawa gas pump spilled on her.
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Fowler v. McFarland
Jul 20, 2015
This is a rear-end auto collision case in Dalton, GA. Damage to plaintiff's car was minor, but plaintiff contends she suffered more serious injuries, with approximately $50,000 in special damages.
Jul 20, 2015
Jurors awarded $10.5 million, including $9 million in punitive damages, to a Florida widower who claims decades of tobacco industry deception caused his wife's fatal lung cancer.
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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...
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Jul 15, 2015
Watch an accident reconstruction expert's testimony lay the groundwork for a $53 million award in a trial against Ford and the SUV design that plaintiffs claim led to a woman's traumatic brain injuries.
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R.J. Reynolds Hammered with $8.5M in Punitives, $13.5M Total, in Suit Over Mouth Cancer
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.
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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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.
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