$70M Talc Award Does Not Offset Lost Health
Woman Awarded $70 Million Over J&J Talc Lawsuit Says Award Does Not Make Up for Health Issues. A St. Louis jury recently awarded more than $70 million to a Modesto, California woman following a month-long trial and representing the third large verdict awarded by a St. Louis jury against Johnson & Johnson in 2016 ovarian … [Read more...] about $70M Talc Award Does Not Offset Lost Health
Risperdal Award Increased Over Delay Damages
Antipsychotic Drug Risperdal, Allegation. In a recent Risperdal (risperidone) gynecomastia lawsuit, a Pennsylvania judge has agreed to increase a $70 million award to over $76 million. Risperdal lawsuit was filed against Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, by a family on behalf of their teenage son. The boy, … [Read more...] about Risperdal Award Increased Over Delay Damages
Punitive Damage Award Brings Lorillard Tobacco Verdict to $41 Million
$25 Million Plaintiff In A Lorillard Tobacco Lawsuit. Punitive damages of $25 million have been granted to a plaintiff in a Florida tobacco lawsuit, bringing the total awarded to $41 million. Earlier this month, Dorothy Alexander—who sued the Lorillard Tobacco Company, the oldest tobacco company in the U.S., for the … [Read more...] about Punitive Damage Award Brings Lorillard Tobacco Verdict to $41 Million
$5.5M Malpractice Award
A Radiation Oncology Malpractice Lawsuit. A Staten Island Supreme Court jury yesterday awarded $5.5 million to a West Brighton man with a debilitating genetic disorder who sued Dr. Gil Lederman, the former head of Staten Island University Hospital's radiation oncology unit. The jury found that the radiation treatment shouldn't have … [Read more...] about $5.5M Malpractice Award
$15M Award In Hayward Baby Malpractice Case
A Boy Suffered Permanent Brain Damage Due To A Medical Malpractice. A jury in Hayward has awarded nearly $15 million to the family of a 2- year-old boy who suffered permanent brain damage because of medical malpractice by Alameda Hospital and a doctor. The Alameda County jury found the hospital 60 percent responsible for the … [Read more...] about $15M Award In Hayward Baby Malpractice Case
Big Punitive-Damage Award Is Levied Against Prudential
Punitive-Damage Award Against Prudential Securities. A $250 million punitive-damage award levied Friday against Prudential Securities Inc. by a state-court jury is a vivid example of why the securities industry long has pushed to get most investor disputes into private arbitration. The Ohio jury handed out the large … [Read more...] about Big Punitive-Damage Award Is Levied Against Prudential
$1M Asbestos Award Upheld
A Court Upheld Asbestos Award To A Woman Whose Husband Died. A Wisconsin state appeals court on Tuesday upheld a $1.05 million award to a woman whose husband died of cancer that a jury found was caused by workplace asbestos. Mary Anderson of Franklin sued Combustion Engineering, a U.S. unit of Swiss industrial group ABB AG, and … [Read more...] about $1M Asbestos Award Upheld
$4.9-Billion Jury Award Slams GM
GM Was Slapped With The Largest Penalty In A Product Liability Case. General Motors Corp. was slapped Friday with the largest penalty ever handed out in a product-liability case, a $4.9-billion judgment a Los Angeles jury awarded to six passengers severely burned in a 1979 Chevrolet Malibu. On Christmas Eve 1993, a drunken … [Read more...] about $4.9-Billion Jury Award Slams GM
