Pablo Gonzalez v. Caterpillar Inc., et al.
Jul 15, 2015
The family of a deceased mechanic who allegedly died of cancer caused by decades of exposure to asbestos took heavy equipment giant Caterpillar and auto parts manufacturer Dana Co. LLC to trial in Florida state court, claiming the companies knew t...
Jul 14, 2015
Jurors Monday found R.J. Reynolds liable for $8.5 million in punitive damages alone for the role the tobacco manufacturer played in a long-time smoker's mouth cancer.
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Jul 13, 2015
In this negligence suit, Elaine Jordan claims Philip Morris' concealment of smoking's hazards led to her nicotine addiction and the smoking-related disease that required lung transplants and led to her permanent disability.
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Jul 13, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims that defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes while furthering a nicotine addiction that led to smoking-related illness.
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$5M Verdict in Mouth Cancer Suit, With Punitives to Come, Leads Tobacco Litigation Review
Jul 11, 2015
A $5 million compensatory verdict in a mouth cancer suit separate from Florida's Engle progeny cases and continuing deliberations in a $12 million Engle progeny trial highlight this week's tobacco litigation review.
Jul 10, 2015
While jurors awarded $375,000 to the family of a pedestrian struck and killed while crossing a street outside a crosswalk, the pedestrian was found 70 percent responsible for the accident.
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Jul 9, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco lawsuit, Carmenza Merino claims that defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of cigarettes and fueled a nicotine addiction that caused smoking-related illness.
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Jul 2, 2015
A Florida Appeals Court Thursday directed a circuit court judge to rescind her order setting a July 6 trial date for Hulk Hogan's suit against Gawker Media.
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Gill v. Ali
Jun 30, 2015
In this personal injury, vehicular negligence action, plaintiff Christine Gill, as the administrator of the estate of Rogelio Zepeda Hernandez, is suing Christopher Ali for the 2013 death of Zepeda Hernandez in a vehicular collision involving Ali.
Jun 26, 2015
Trial opened this week in two South Florida tobacco suits by the widowers of smokers who developed mouth and lung cancer allegedly linked to their decades of smoking.
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Jun 26, 2015
See the testimony that led to claims of perjury, scuttled defense arguments but yielded only a $300,000 verdict in a nine-figure personal injury trial.
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Jun 25, 2015
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff Paul Larkin (personal representative of the estate of Carole Larkin) claims R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co concealed the dangers of smoking cigarettes, which fueled his wife Carole Larkin's addiction to nicotine and...
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