Aug 1, 2016
A Florida man who smoked 2 to 3 packs a day for nearly 50 years and died of lung cancer in 1997 developed the disease after the bar date, making his widow ineligible to recover under a Florida class action claim, an attorney defending the tobacco ...
Jul 29, 2016
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Hazel Mathis claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Jul 29, 2016
A host of driver errors caused a 15-ton trash truck to hit a bicyclist, severely injuring him and putting the future of one of his legs in jeopardy, lawyers for the cyclist claimed as trial opened Tuesday against the truck driver and waste company.
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Jul 26, 2016
A unanimous panel of six jurors deliberated for just under two hours following a weeklong trial before rejecting plaintiff Thomas Truongs allegations against Waste Services of Florida Inc. and truck driver William Bocker. Truong's attorneys accus...
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Jul 25, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, Barbara Morales claims defendant tobacco companies hid the dangers of cigarettes, which caused addiction and smoking-related disease.
Jul 21, 2016
A Florida jury Tuesday found nicotine addiction and Philip Morris cigarettes caused a 40-year smoker's fatal cancer and awarded her widower $1.5 million in compensatory damages. But, it rejected any punitive payout and cleared R.J. Reynolds of lia...
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Jul 20, 2016
An infectious disease expert told jurors Monday that a hospital patient likely died from infection that overwhelmed his suppressed immune system, and not medical error, as trial entered its second week against two doctors who treated him.
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Jul 14, 2016
A pulmonologist who treated a woman who smoked up to two packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years testified he would consider such a smoker, “by definition,” addicted to nicotine, as trial over the woman's fatal cancer continued against the nation’s...
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Jul 11, 2016
8-day jury trial in premises liability suit originally filed in 2012.
Jul 11, 2016
In this medical malpractice suit, Sandra Harper, claims defendant healthcare providers failed to meet their applicable standard of care, which caused the death of Kenneth Harper.
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Jul 7, 2016
Attorneys battled over whether tobacco industry deception or a smoker’s own decisions caused her fatal lung cancer, as trial over the woman's death opened against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris Tuesday.
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Jul 7, 2016
While the nation’s two largest tobacco companies were found partially liable for causing a Florida smoker's lung disease and cancer, jurors placed the lion’s share of responsibility on the smoker and awarded only a fraction of the damages her son ...
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