The Inconsistency that Undermined a Railway Worker's $2M FELA Suit
Nov 4, 2015
The difference between a railway worker's version of an accident and the conclusion of his accident reconstruction expert may have been the key to a defense verdict in a $2 million suit against U.S. Sugar Corp. and its short-line railroad.
Oct 30, 2015
The widow of a Florida mortician told jurors Thursday that her husband tried unsuccessfully to stop smoking for years, but succeeded only after he was diagnosed with the cancer that eventually killed him, as trial continued in her suit against cig...
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Oct 29, 2015
In this medical malpractice case, Charisse Matthews claims Tenet Good Samaritan and associated healthcare professionals breached the appropriate standard of medical care.
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Oct 26, 2015
Jurors Monday cleared R.J. Reynolds of liability for the lung cancer death of a Florida plaster worker who smoked for more than five decades.
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Shulman v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
Oct 23, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco case, plaintiff Robert Shulman claims defendants hid the dangers of smoking, which caused his nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
Oct 22, 2015
In this tobacco liability case, Micah Danielson claims Philip Morris concealed the dangers of cigarettes, which led to the nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease of Norman Danielson.
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Oct 17, 2015
Jurors this week awarded $1.5 million to the parents of a motorcyclist killed in a collision with a McDonald’s franchise manager, but cleared the franchise of liability.
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Oct 16, 2015
As trial opened this week in the death of a Florida plasterer who smoked for more than 50 years, opposing sides sparred over the cause of the cancer that killed David Robertson and whether it was linked to R.J. Reynolds cigarettes.
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Robertson v. R.J. Reynolds
Oct 12, 2015
In this tobacco liability case, Irene Robertson is suing defendant tobacco manufacturers for concealing the dangers of cigarettes, which she claims led to the nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease of David Robertson.
Oct 9, 2015
Jurors delivered a verdict for R.J. Reynolds in everything but name Monday, as they awarded $5,000 to the widower of a Polish immigrant who smoked for more than 40 years, and they found Reynolds only 2% responsible for the cancer that caused her d...
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Oct 9, 2015
A 2012 car crash did not deliver the career-ending injuries a former lab technician claims she suffered, a jury found last week in a quarter-million-dollar-plus trial.
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Oct 8, 2015
The nation’s two largest tobacco companies were each hit Tuesday with $250,000 punitive awards for their role in the death of a Florida man who smoked for more than 50 years.
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