Garcia v. Philip Morris
Nov 8, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturer hid the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
Nov 8, 2019
In what is likely Florida's first wrongful death trial against tobacco companies brought by a same-sex spouse, jurors Thursday awarded $9.2 million in compensatory damages, and found punitives potentially warranted, for the role Philip Morris and ...
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Nov 8, 2019
Trial is scheduled to begin next week against a trucking firm accused of responsibility for a 2015 motorcycle crash that injured a Georgia man.
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Nov 8, 2019
A New York State court judge heard closing arguments Thursday in a historic lawsuit accusing fossil fuel giant Exxon Mobil Corp. of withholding information from investors about the risks that climate change poses to the company’s bottom line.
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Substance Abuse & the Bar: A Rare Approach to Treatment
Nov 8, 2019
Promoted Content: From time to time, CVN will highlight services our partners provide that we believe are of interest to our readers. Three years after a landmark study turned the spotlight on substance abuse problems plaguing the legal professio...
Nov 7, 2019
Delays in reporting and treating a Florida woman’s ectopic pregnancy have left her without the ability to naturally conceive, an attorney for the woman told jurors, as trial opened Wednesday against the medical staff that cared for her.
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Nov 6, 2019
In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff seeks damages stemming from injuries she suffered in an ectopic pregnancy.
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Nov 2, 2019
Relying on an analysis of Georgia’s Workers’ Compensation Act, The Georgia Court of Appeals this week reversed a summary judgment decision against the family of a grocery store worker who sued the store over her death in a 2015 parking lot shooting.
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Retrial Underway in Wrongful Death Tobacco Case, Months After $17.5M Verdict Thrown Out on Appeal
Nov 2, 2019
Retrial against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies over the cancer death of a Florida smoker is underway, months after a state appellate court threw out a $17.5 million verdict in the case.
Oct 28, 2019
KPMG will not have to pay any damages in a colleges malpractice lawsuit alleging they should have detected fraud in the schools financial aid office, after a Massachusetts state court jury on Tuesday found the accounting giant only 15 percent li...
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Oct 25, 2019
While medical malpractice trials often focus on a battle of experts and complicated standards of care, sometimes an argument appealing to a jury's "common sense" can be the most effective way to turn a case. In a med mal trial over a patient’s bli...
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Oct 25, 2019
A Florida state court jury Thursday cleared R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for a long-time smoker’s cancer death.
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