Cancer-Stricken Painter Takes Georgia Pacific & Union Carbide To Trial Over Asbestos Claims
Aug 10, 2015
A painter who may have less than a year to live has taken Georgia-Pacific LLC and Union Carbide Corp. to trial in Florida state court, claiming the companies are responsible for exposing him to products containing asbestos.
Aug 4, 2015
A Florida state court jury slammed Koch Industries Inc.-owned Georgia-Pacific LLC with a $17 million verdict in an asbestos lawsuit, finding that a construction workers cancer was caused by exposure to the deadly mineral in the companys joint co...
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Aug 3, 2015
Heavy equipment giant Caterpillar Inc. and auto parts manufacturer Dana Co. LLC prevailed Monday in a lawsuit brought by the family of a mechanic who died of cancer they claimed was caused by exposure to brakes and other equipment containing asbes...
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Jul 31, 2015
Three of the nation's largest tobacco companies were cleared Thursday in a $15 million suit by a smoker who claimed her lung cancer and respiratory disease were caused by their cigarettes.
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Landmark $150M Jeep Fuel Tank Verdict Slashed By Judge
Jul 30, 2015
A Georgia state court judge has reduced a record-setting $150 million verdict against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles over exploding Jeep fuel tanks to $40 million, while also slapping away the automaker’s request for a new trial in the case.
Jul 25, 2015
A state court jury smacked the largest franchiser of tire retailers in North America, Big O Tires LLC, with a $684k verdict on Thursday, after the company admitted to performing a faulty brake job that caused a serious car accident.
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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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In Wrongful Death Trial Against Caterpillar, Harvard Doc Says Asbestos Likely Caused Deadly Cancer
Jul 24, 2015
A Massachusetts General Hospital pathologist testified that a South Florida brake mechanic's asbestos exposure likely caused his mesothelioma.
Jul 20, 2015
A Nevada state court jury smacked the largest franchiser of tire retailers in North America, Big O Tires LLC, with a $684,000 verdict, after the company admitted to performing a faulty brake job that caused a serious car accident.Click here for mo...
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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 16, 2015
The family of a mechanic who allegedly died of cancer caused by decades of exposure to asbestos took heavy equipment giant Caterpillar and auto parts manufacturer Dana Holding Corp. to trial on Wednesday in Florida.
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