Lord v. Vanderbilt Minerals LLC
Feb 22, 2018
Vanderbilt Minerals LLC reached a settlement during jury deliberations on Friday in Florida state court with a former tile worker who sought $11.5 million for developing mesothelioma after inhaling asbestos allegedly contained in the companys ind...
Feb 22, 2018
A California state court jury slapped a trucking company with a $52.84 million verdict on Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by two brothers who suffered traumatic brain injuries when a big rig truck crossed a road’s centerline and hit their car head-on.
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Feb 20, 2018
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco company concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to nicotine addiction and smoking-related illness.
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Feb 16, 2018
A Nevada jury slapped a homeowners association with a $20 million verdict on Thursday, including $10 million in punitive damages, in a lawsuit filed by a teenager who suffered a traumatic brain injury when a swing set’s metal bar broke and landed ...
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Teresa Starr-Blundell v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Feb 14, 2018
Plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturers hid the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
Feb 14, 2018
The lawsuit being pursued by state Attorney General Lori Swanson claims that chemicals called perfluorochemicals, or PFCs, contaminated groundwater sources and have led to increased rates of birth defects, cancer and other illnesses.
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Feb 14, 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...
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Feb 14, 2018
Suzuki’s decision not to promptly notify its riders of a critical brake defect in hundreds of thousands of its motorcycles caused the crash that shattered a Georgia motorcyclist’s back, an attorney for the man told jurors as trial began against th...
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Hardin v. R.J. Reynolds
Feb 9, 2018
In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation suit, plaintiff Thomas Hardin claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of their cigarettes fueling a nicotine addiction that led to smoking-related disease.
Feb 9, 2018
The nation’s two largest tobacco companies were struck with a $17.5 million total verdict for the part jurors found they played in a South Florida woman’s cancer death.
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Feb 8, 2018
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendants' concealment of smoking's dangers led to nicotine addiction and disease.
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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...
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