R.J. Reynolds Nicked with $750K Verdict in Widower's Suit Over Fatal Lung Cancer
Sep 2, 2015
Jurors awarded a Florida widower $750,000 for the death of his wife after finding that her decades of smoking R.J. Reynolds cigarettes, but not the company's allegedly deceptive marketing, caused her fatal lung cancer.
Sep 1, 2015
A former plumbing contractor who claims he developed cancer from exposure to asbestos-containing pipes as a teenager in the 1970s has settled a lawsuit worth more than $2 million against Rexel SA subsidiary Westburne Supply Inc., two days after o...
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Aug 31, 2015
An attorney for Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. told a jury on Friday that the best-selling diabetes drug Actos is safe and effective, in a lawsuit claiming the medication causes bladder cancer that could leave the company on the hook for $2 billion.
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Aug 27, 2015
A Nevada state court judge overseeing a potentially $2 billion jury trial over the alleged bladder cancer risks of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd.s blockbuster diabetes drug Actos announced Wednesday that the pharmaceutical company and two plaintif...
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$2 Billion Suit Over Popular Diabetes Drug Actos' Alleged Cancer Risks Goes To Trial
Aug 27, 2015
Takeda Pharmaceuticals should pay $2 billion in damages after destroying evidence that the diabetes medication Actos caused bladder cancer, according to an attorney representing two men who took the drug in a closely-watched trial.
Aug 25, 2015
Erik Hilario, age 19, was working at Newell Recycling's East Point facility when he died in a fire. His parents brought the suit against various related corporate entries. He was working on a machine that punched holes in gas tanks to drain them b...
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Aug 24, 2015
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Martha Duignan claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes, while fueling the nicotine addiction of Douglas Duignan, ultimately leading to Douglas Duignan's smoking-related disease.
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Aug 21, 2015
R.J. Reynolds prevailed this week in a suit brought by the widow of a Cuban immigrant who died of respiratory disease after decades of smoking the tobacco company's unfiltered cigarettes.
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Tobacco Marketing's Influence on Immigrant's Smoking Takes Center Stage in Emphysema Trial Against RJR
Aug 15, 2015
As trial opened Tuesday against R.J. Reynolds over a Cuban immigrant's fatal emphysema, attorneys argued whether allegedly deceptive tobacco marketing caused his death.
Aug 14, 2015
A Florida state court jury slammed Koch Industries Inc.-owned Georgia-Pacific LLC with a $17 million verdict on Thursday in an asbestos lawsuit, finding that a construction worker’s cancer was caused by exposure to the company's joint compound.
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Aug 10, 2015
A painter who may have less than a year to live has taken Georgia-Pacific LLC and Union Carbide Corp. to trial in Florida state court, claiming the companies are responsible for exposing him to products containing asbestos.
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Aug 4, 2015
A Florida state court jury slammed Koch Industries Inc.-owned Georgia-Pacific LLC with a $17 million verdict in an asbestos lawsuit, finding that a construction workers cancer was caused by exposure to the deadly mineral in the companys joint co...
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