Feb
1
Jury: Insured Incurred $ 4M In Covered Hurricane Wilma Damages Under Excess Policy
February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Jan. 30 found that a Florida property manager insured incurred $ 4 million in covered losses from Hurricane Wilma, rendering a verdict against the excess insurer following a 10-day trial (Banta Properties Inc. v. Arch Specialty Insurance [...]
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 [...]
Aug
4
W.Va. Federal Jury Returns Defense Verdict In HRT Breast Cancer Trial
August 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A West Virginia federal jury on July 29 found that a breast cancer patient did not prove by a preponderance of evidence that the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs Premarin, Prempro and Provera proximately caused her breast cancer (Leah Royce Hines v. Wyeth, et al., No. 2:04-690, S.D. W.Va.). LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Daily [...]
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 [...]
Jun
17
Pennsylvania Jury Returns $1.2M Asbestos Verdict For Man’s Shortness Of Breath
June 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania jury on June 3 held John Crane Inc. solely liable after awarding $ 1.2 million to a man suffering from shortness of breath caused by exposure to asbestos (Richard Nybeck v. John Crane, No. 010404652, Pa. Comm. Pls., Philadelphia Co.). Full story on lexis.com LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Legal News