$1.65M Verdict Against RJR in Retrial Over Smoker's Fatal Cancer Complications
Jul 18, 2017
A Florida state court jury Tuesday awarded $1.65 million to the widower of a 61-year-old smoker after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for her cancer-related death.
Jul 17, 2017
In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff seeks damages for an alleged failure to meet the standard of care.
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Jul 17, 2017
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff claims defendants' concealment of smoking's dangers caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Philip Morris Responsible for Florida Rail Worker's Fatal Lung Cancer, Attorney Says as Trial Begins
Jul 14, 2017
Tobacco industry deception hooked a Florida railway worker to cigarettes and eventually caused the lung cancer that killed him, an attorney for the man’s family told jurors Wednesday as trial opened against Philip Morris.
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Rickety Railing Caused Fall That Broke College Student's Back, Atty Says as Trial Begins Against Florida Landlord
Jul 13, 2017
A rental home’s rickety deck railing caused the fall that fractured a University of North Florida student’s spine, an attorney for the student said Tuesday as trial opened against the property’s owner.
Jul 12, 2017
Plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturer caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease by hiding the dangers of cigarettes.
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Jul 12, 2017
Attorneys debated whether defective airbags or reckless driving led to an early morning, single-car crash that killed two people, as Ford Motor Co. faced trial over one of the deaths Tuesday.
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Jul 11, 2017
In this premises liability case, plaintiff, a University of North Florida student at the time, sustained severe injuries when a deck railing allegedly broke away and caused her to fall while on defendant's property.
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Llera v. Ford Motor Co.
Jul 11, 2017
Plaintiff claims a defect with defendant's car led to the death of its driver in a collision.
Jul 7, 2017
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker hid the dangers of its products, causing nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Jul 5, 2017
Willie Gary is renowned for electric opening statements that pull jurors to the edge of their seats, and his opening in last month’s wrongful death trial over a physician that crashed into the back of a landscaping truck followed that standard, se...
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Jun 29, 2017
Jurors Thursday awarded $3 million to the widow of a physician who died in a bicycle crash with a landscaping truck, but found the doctor responsible for the lion’s share of the crash, likely clipping the award substantially.
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