Mother's Catastrophic Brain Damage Post-Childbirth Caused by Medical Mistreatment, Expert Says as $10M+ Trial Continues
Feb 15, 2017
An obstetrician who has previously appeared as a medical malpractice defense expert told jurors last week she decided to testify on behalf of a plaintiff for the first time ever because she was “horrified” at the circumstances surrounding the cata...
Feb 13, 2017
Jurors Friday cleared Subway founder Fred DeLuca of responsibility for the alleged breach of a massive land development agreement, and they handed down a to-be-trebled $2.9 million verdict against his partners, a Florida real estate developer and ...
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Feb 10, 2017
Johnson & Johnson deployed a new defense firm on Thursday as opening statements began in the fourth talc powder case to go to trial in Missouri state court.
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Feb 9, 2017
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendants' concealment of smoking's dangers led to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Malpractice Caused Mother's Catastrophic Brain Damage Days After Childbirth, Attorney Says as Trial Begins
Feb 9, 2017
Attorneys Tuesday debated whether physician negligence or unforeseeable postpartum complications led to a woman’s catastrophic brain damage three days after she gave birth, as trial opened against the practice that treated her.
Feb 8, 2017
R.J. Reynolds Wednesday prevailed in a suit by the family of a Florida woman who died from respiratory disease after smoking for 60 years, as jurors declared the claim time barred.
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Feb 7, 2017
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco companies' concealment of smoking's dangers caused smoking-related disease.
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Feb 7, 2017
A Missouri state court judge ordered the selection of a new jury on Monday after the attorney for a woman claiming that Johnson & Johnson’s talc-containing personal hygiene products cause cancer suffered a medical episode during his opening st...
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Jury Clears Subaru Over SUV That Burst Into Flames, Killing 3
Feb 7, 2017
A West Virginia state court jury has determined that Subaru is not responsible for the deaths of three passengers who died in a fire after their 1999 Forester sport utility vehicle was struck in a head-on collision.
Feb 6, 2017
Jury trial in lawsuit alleging that exposure to talc powder caused a woman to develop ovarian cancer.
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Feb 6, 2017
In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff claims medical negligence following a cesarean section delivery caused the mother to suffer catastrophic brain damage. From the CVN News Page:Jurors found two Atlanta-area physicians negligent and award...
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Feb 6, 2017
Trial began this week against the country's two largest cigarettes manufacturers over their role in the lung cancer death of a Florida woman who smoked more than 2 packs of cigarettes a day throughout much of her life, despite losing her father to...
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