Bus Dealership Prevails In $58M Fatal Rollover Trial
Apr 27, 2015
A bus dealership dodged a potential $58 million wrongful death verdict on Monday, after a state court jury found a tour bus that rolled over while taking a group of Chinese tourists to visit the Grand Canyon was not defective due to lacking seat b...
Apr 25, 2015
The week's Engle progeny review features openings in a tobacco trial limited to damages and a look back on two verdicts, including a $46.5 million award.
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Apr 24, 2015
R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris prevailed in a wrongful death suit brought by the daughter of a smoker who developed COPD and underwent a lung transplant prior to her death.
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Apr 22, 2015
A $25 million punitive award against R.J. Reynolds brought the total verdict to more than $46 million in a couple's suit claiming the tobacco maker was responsible for a smoker's COPD.
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$21.5M Award to Couple in COPD Suit Against RJR Tops the Engle Progeny Review for the Week of April 12
Apr 18, 2015
Jurors awarded Thomas and Bettye Ryan $21.5 million in compensatory damages alone for the smoking-related COPD they claim R.J. Reynolds misrepresentations caused Thomas Ryan to suffer.
Apr 10, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco suit, plaintiffs Thomas and Bettye Ryan claim that defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking cigarettes, fueling nicotine addiction and leading to smoking-related health problems.
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Apr 10, 2015
25-day jury trial in personal injury/wrongful death suit brought by a group of Chinese tourists who were injured and killed when their tour bus, which was not equipped with passenger seat belts, rolled over during a trip to the Grand Canyon. Click...
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Apr 10, 2015
In this Engle progeny case, Tina Russo claimed defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking while furthering Phyllis Frazier's addiction to cigarettes, which caused her smoking-related disease.
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Heavyweight Firms Square Off At Trial Over Deadly Tour Bus Rollover
Apr 10, 2015
Attorneys from two litigation powerhouses, Girardi Keese and Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP, faced off in a product liability trial that began Friday.
Apr 7, 2015
Jury trial in product liability/subrogation suit originally filed in 2010 over humidifiers manufactured by Hunter Fan Co., which could pose a fire risk if water leaked into their electrical components and were subject to a recall in 2008.
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Apr 3, 2015
Chrysler Smacked With $150M Verdict In First Jeep Fuel Tank Fire Trial
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Apr 3, 2015
Florida State Supreme Court decisions that remove the statute of repose as a barrier to Engle progeny plaintiffs recovering on fraudulent concealment claims led to a mistrial in Ryan v. R.J. Reynolds.
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