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Are Expert Reports Admissible Evidence or Inadmissible Hearsay?
One issue on which there is neither an applicable rule nor settled law is whether expert reports are admissible at trial—not in lieu of, but in addition to, expert testimony. Courts have gone both ways on this issue.Miami-Dade Jury Awards $4.5 Million Verdict After Smoker's Lung Cancer Death
The estate of a woman who died from metastatic lung cancer was awarded $4.5 million in damages following a jury trial against two manufacturers of…'Billion' With a 'B': Jurors Put Philip Morris on the Hook With Hefty Punitive Damages
The tobacco giant vowed to challenge the Massachusetts Superior Court jury verdict, with its spokesman saying the sum was "clearly excessive and unconstitutional."In Florida Tobacco Case, Jury Sides With Cancer Sufferer's Family
A jury awarded damages of $850,000 to the estate of a man who died from laryngeal cancer, which was allegedly caused by cigarette smoking. After calculating…View more book results for the query "Philip Morris USA Inc"
Florida Lawyer Beats Big Tobacco in Nevada Supreme Court, Creating Nationwide Blueprint
"The person representing consumer fraud victims, let's say in Florida, can use this case as persuasive authority," said Fan Li of Kelley | Uustal.Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs
Our first runner-up this week is Roy Black of Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf who won the first trial acquittal for a defendant in the government's Varsity Blues probe into elite college admissions practices.$560K in Attorney Fees Gone After South Florida Court Cited 'Inconsistent' Precedent
The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed nearly $560,000 in attorney fees while ruling the appellee will not have the option for multiple "bites at the apple."$2.5 Million Jury Verdict for Disbarred Lawyer: 'I Spun That Focus Away From Him'
Morris J. Eisen, the surviving spouse of an Engle Progeny victim, once ran one of the largest personal injury law firms in the country. But the perception of Eisen's downfall on the jury became a liability for plaintiff counsel's monetary recovery for the widower.Appellate Court: Erroneous Jury Instructions Call for New Trial Against Tobacco Companies
"The purpose of anchoring liability to the point in time when the defective product is sold or distributed is to give manufacturers an incentive to create safer products. ... Were we to adopt the defendants' view that liability should attach only up until the point in time a smoker becomes addicted to cigarettes, that incentive would be severely diminished, or even eliminated," the Massachusetts Court of Appeals ruled.Corporate Transparency Act Resource Kit
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