$41.7M Award Against RJR for Smoker's COPD One of Largest Engle Tobacco Verdicts in Three Years
Feb 7, 2018
A state court jury Monday hit R.J. Reynolds with a nearly $27.8 million punitive verdict, capping a $41.7 million total award against the tobacco giant for its role in the respiratory disease that jurors found forced a Florida woman to undergo a l...
Feb 2, 2018
Jury deliberations continued Friday over whether R.J. Reynolds was responsible for the respiratory disease that required a South Florida woman to undergo a lung transplant.
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Jan 30, 2018
In this product liability case, plaintiffs claim defective brakes on a motorcycle manufactured by defendants led to a crash that injured plaintiff driver's neck and spine.
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Jan 29, 2018
This will be the second trial in the country, and the first in New Jersey, involving claims that Johnson & Johnson's talc-based hygiene products like Baby Powder and Shower to Shower contain asbestos.
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Jury Hears Opening Statements In New Jersey’s 1st Johnson & Johnson Talc Powder Trial
Jan 29, 2018
A New Jersey state court jury heard opening statements on Monday in the first lawsuit to go to trial in Johnson & Johnson’s home state over allegations that talcum-based hygiene products like Baby Powder and Shower to Shower contain asbestos.
Jan 22, 2018
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendants caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease by hiding the risks of cigarettes.
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Jan 18, 2018
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease were caused by defendant's concealment of smoking's dangers.
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Jan 11, 2018
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Francisco Herrera, et al. v. Certainteed Corporation, et al.
Jan 9, 2018
An Arizona state court jury has delivered a defense verdict in favor of CertainTeed Corp. in an asbestos lawsuit, finding that the building materials company is not responsible for the death of a pipefitter whose family claimed he developed cancer...
Dec 14, 2017
A New Jersey state court jury smacked Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit with a $15 million verdict on Thursday in a lawsuit filed by a woman claiming the company’s pelvic mesh implants were defectively designed.
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Nov 30, 2017
Attorneys last week debated what role, if any, nicotine addiction and tobacco marketing played in a Florida man’s death from complications related to heart disease, as trial began against Philip Morris.
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Nov 28, 2017
A New Jersey state court jury heard opening statements on Monday in the second pelvic mesh product liability lawsuit to go to trial in the state and first trial to take place in the major hub for mesh-related cases since 2013.
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