$2M Punitive Award Hits R.J. Reynolds for Smoker's Throat Cancer Death
Oct 22, 2021
Jurors this week imposed a $2 million punitive damage award against R.J. Reynolds for the throat cancer death of a long-time Florida smoker.
Oct 8, 2021
In this tobacco trial, decedent Jose Ledo developed fatal laryngeal cancer that took his life in 1996. Ledo, a Cuban immigrant, had already begun smoking when he arrived in the United States in 1961.Plaintiffs Mirtha and Carlos Ledo, wife and son ...
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Oct 7, 2021
A scissor lift manufacturer has obtained a directed verdict following a products liability trial involving claims that the lift’s design caused an operator to fall over 12 feet and suffer a devastating traumatic brain injury.
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Sep 29, 2021
A South Carolina jury returned a $32 million verdict in favor of a woman alleging she developed mesothelioma due to exposure to asbestos fibers brought home on family members' work clothes.
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Weist, et al. v. Brake Parts Inc., LLC, et al.
Sep 20, 2021
Plaintiff seeks damages for mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure.
Sep 20, 2021
Jurors Thursday cleared heating materials supplier Chromalox, Inc. of responsibility for the mesothelioma death of a South Carolina plumber.
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Sep 16, 2021
Attorneys Monday faced off over what caused a former teacher's ovarian cancer death, as one of Georgia’s first trials over alleged links between talcum powder and the disease opened against Johnson & Johnson.
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Sep 13, 2021
Jury trial in asbestos exposure lawsuit
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Monroe v. Johnson & Johnson
Sep 13, 2021
In this cosmetic talc case, Margie Evans developed ovarian cancer after decades of using Johnson & Johnson's baby powder. Evans' family sues Johnson & Johnson, attributing her cancer to asbestos within the powder. Representatives for her f...
Sep 12, 2021
Bayer’s Monsanto unit faces a new trial over supposed chemical contamination at a local school just weeks after a similar trial ended with a $185 million verdict.
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Sep 9, 2021
In this cosmetic talc case, three plaintiffs developed ovarian cancer after using cosmetic talc products for years. The plaintiffs claim that their cancer came from asbestos in Johnson & Johnson's products.Representatives for the plaintiffs pr...
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Sep 9, 2021
A Missouri state court jury heard opening statements Thursday in the first cosmetic talc trial dealing with ovarian cancer to take place in nearly two years.
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