Oct
14
Nevada Jury Awards $ 104M In Compensatory, Punitive Damages In Propofol Case
October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment
LAS VEGAS – A Nevada state court jury on Oct. 12 ordered a maker and distributor of generic propofol to pay $ 90 million in punitive damages in a case in which a plaintiff claimed that he was infected as a result of reusable “jumbo” vials of the general anesthetic (Michael Washington, et al. v. [...]
Aug
21
New York Jury Awards $ 51M In 2 Asbestos Mesothelioma Trials
August 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment
NEW YORK – A New York state jury on Aug. 17 awarded verdicts of $ 32 million and $ 19 million to two mesothelioma plaintiffs (Ronald Dummitt, et al. v. A.W. Chesterton, et al., No. 190196/2010, and David Konstantin, et al. v. 630 Third Avenue Associates, et al., No. 090134/2010, N.Y. Sup., New York Co.). [...]
Aug
13
LOS ANGELES – A California jury on Aug. 9 ordered Philip Morris USA Inc. to pay $ 12.8 million to the 19-year-old son of a Marlboro smoker whose estate had earlier won $ 83 million from the company for his death from lung cancer, a source told Mealey Publications (Judy Boeken, et al v. Philip [...]
Jul
26
Federal Jury Awards $ 10M To Parents For Death Of Son Who Was Shot By Taser
July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in North Carolina on July 19 returned a $ 10 million verdict for the family of a teen who died after being shot by a Taser device by a police officer, finding that the product was sold with inadequate warnings and instructions (Tammy Lou Fontenot, et al. v. Taser [...]
May
18
English Judge Awards Former Joiner 124,311 Pounds In Damages For Mesothelioma
May 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment
LONDON – An England and Wales judge on April 19 ordered the former employer of a joiner to pay him 124,311.20 pounds in damages for mesothelioma he contracted as a result of negligent asbestos exposure at work (Mohammed Najib v. John Laing PLC, No. [2011] EWHC 1016 [QB], England and Wales High, QBD). Full story [...]