Closing Arguments Underway At $300M Trial Over Multi-Fatality “Duck Boat” Crash
Jan 25, 2019
A long-running trial in Washington State court stemming from a deadly collision between a tour bus and a semi-aquatic “duck boat” vehicle that left five people dead and nearly 60 injured wrapped up on Friday.
Jan 25, 2019
Disney’s U.S. park and resort subsidiary is scheduled to face trial next week over claims a Disney World guest suffered long-term injuries when a bussing cart ran over her foot.
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Jan 25, 2019
Days after jurors handed down a $2 million compensatory verdict against R.J. Reynolds for its role in a Florida woman’s cancer death, and shortly after punitive proceedings opened in the case Tuesday, the tobacco giant settled with the woman’s fam...
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Jan 22, 2019
A New Jersey state court jury awarded $2.38 million in compensatory damages on Tuesday to the widow of a factory worker supposedly exposed to Union Carbide’s asbestos products, but later declined to saddle the Dow Chemical subsidiary with any puni...
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Allegedly Illegally Parked Big Rig Truck Blamed At Trial For Deadly Freeway Collision
Jan 17, 2019
A California state court jury heard opening statements Wednesday in a wrongful death lawsuit accusing the driver of a big rig truck of illegally parking on the side of a freeway to urinate, resulting in a high-speed crash.
Jan 17, 2019
A conspiracy to hide the dangers of smoking hooked a Vietnam vet to cigarettes and led to an ultimately fatal combination of respiratory disease and lung cancer, an attorney for the man’s family said last week as trial began against R.J. Reynolds.
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Jan 16, 2019
In this Engle progeny proceeding, Rose Pollari claims that defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking while furthering the addiction of Paul Pollari, leading to his smoking-related disease.
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Jan 16, 2019
Trial opened Wednesday over claims medical negligence cost a Georgia woman her leg.
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Garcia v. Tri-Modal Distribution Services Inc.
Jan 15, 2019
In this trucking trial, decedent Jose Garcia was a passenger in a box truck when it collided with a stopped big rig. The box truck was driven by Sergio De La Torre, who is not a party in this case. The rig, owned by Tri-Modal Distribution Services...
Jan 15, 2019
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to disease.
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Jan 14, 2019
In this medical negligence case, plaintiff claims defendant healthcare providers failed to meet their standard of care, leading to the amputation of plaintiff's leg
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Jan 11, 2019
Attorneys Thursday battled over whether a Florida woman’s fatal lung cancer was caused by a tobacco industry conspiracy to hide the dangers of smoking, or the woman’s own decisions, as trial began against R.J. Reynolds.
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