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March 11, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pittsburgh Lawyer Named President-Elect of National LGBT Bar

The National LGBT Bar Association named Wesley Bizzell and Jesse Loffler to new leadership positions.
3 minute read
March 11, 2019 | Daily Business Review

South Florida Lawyers Land Bruising $37 Million Verdict Against Cigarette Makers

Attorneys at the Schlesinger Law Offices convinced a Broward County jury to award $25 million in punitive and $12 million in compensatory damages to the family of Rita Mahfuz, who died of lung cancer after a lifetime of smoking R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris cigarettes.
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March 05, 2019 | Corporate Counsel

LGBT Bar Names Altria In-House Counsel Wesley Bizzell as Board President

The National LGBT Bar Association named Wesley Bizzell and Jesse Loffler to new leadership positions.
3 minute read
February 26, 2019 | Supreme Court Brief

Kavanaugh's Big Tobacco Recusals | A Narrow Ruling in Public Forum Case? | Justices End Posthumous Appeals Voting

What's behind Justice Brett Kavanaugh's recusals in a slew of tobacco cases from Florida? Plus: Will the justices issue a narrow ruling in the "public forum" First Amendment case? And the court says no to posthumous voting on appeals courts. Thanks for reading Supreme Court Brief!
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February 07, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Broward Judge Disqualified From 12 Engle Progeny Cases Over Ex Parte Conversation

The Fourth District Court of Appeal granted a petition by tobacco defendants in 12 cases to have Broward Circuit Judge William W. Haury disqualified after he disclosed ex parte communication with a plaintiffs lawyer.
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January 28, 2019 | Law.com

Why SCOTUS Star Lisa Blatt Left Arnold & Porter for Williams & Connolly

“Williams & Connolly is where I started my career, and it will be where I end it,” says Blatt, who has argued 37 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court—more than any other woman—and won 33 of them (two decisions are pending).
5 minute read
January 28, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Why Supreme Court Star Lisa Blatt Left Arnold & Porter for Williams & Connolly

“Williams & Connolly is where I started my career, and it will be where I end it,” says Blatt, who has argued 37 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court--more than any other woman.--and won 33, with two cases pending.
6 minute read
January 22, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Longtime Smoker Awarded $225,000 After COPD Diagnosis

The jury found the smoker 70 percent liable for her illness.
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January 07, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Judge Sanctions Heiress' Husband for Bugging Wife's Phone During Divorce

It was the second time that a judge has hit Crocker Coulson, who is locked in a bitter divorce with Anne Resnik in state court, with spoliation sanctions for destroying evidence of bugging Resnik's phone.
3 minute read
November 30, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Smoking Appeal Burns Big Tobacco with $24.5M Hit at 11th Circuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a $6.25 million verdict in a Florida Engle-progeny smoking injury case, and reinstated $20.76 million in punitive damages against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA.
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