About 1700 federal cases sit in the MDL for the product Levaquin makers. Levaquin is an antibiotic used to treat a variety of bacterial infections, in
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Huge Asbestos Verdict Vacated After Judge Recusal
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A Mississippi state court late last month vacated the huge $322 million jury verdict in an asbestos case against Union Carbide Corp. See Union Carbide…
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District Court Upholds Punitives in Surprising Decision
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In a surprising and somewhat questionable decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio recently upheld a jury verdict awarding …
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Appeals Court Vacates Verdict On Exclusion of Context Evidence
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Comic Dimitri Martin notes, “I’m sorry” and “I apologize” mean the same thing — unless you are speaking to the widow at a funeral…
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Absence of Causation Evidence Leads to Reversal of Accutane Verdict
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An appellate court in Florida last week overturned a verdict in favor of a plaintiff in the Accutane litigation. Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. v. Mason, 2009 …
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Jury Returns Defense Verdict in FEMA Trailer Trial
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Last week a federal jury in Louisiana returned a defense verdict in a plaintiffs’ suit over alleged exposure to formaldehyde fumes while living for se…
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Defense Jury Verdict In Welding Rod Trial
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A jury in Mason County, W.Va., issued a unanimous verdict last week for welding industry defendants, rejecting claims that injuries to former welder J…
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California Jury Returns Defense Verdict In Welding Fumes Trial
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Jurors in Oakland, CA., concluded last week that welding products manufacturers were not liable for any neurological impairments suffered by a long-ti…
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