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September 09, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Alex Trebek Romance Helped Estate of Deceased Tobacco Smoker Score $43M Jury Verdict Against Philip Morris

"Before the smoker married her husband, she turned down an engagement to Alex Trebek," said Michael Alvarez, a partner at the Alvarez Law Firm.
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July 01, 2021 | Daily Business Review

'Weak and Convoluted': Broward Lawyer's Improper Closing Leads to $37M Appellate Reversal as Trend Emerges

The state appellate court took issue with plaintiffs counsel's closing argument in which the attorney read a passage from the George Orwell novel "1984," and compared the tobacco companies to the "totalitarian state" in the dystopian novel.
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June 28, 2021 | The American Lawyer

Deal Watch: 11 Billion-Plus Deals, Lots of IPOs as M&A Continues Extraordinary Run

Summer is in full swing, but the deals, SPACs and IPOs keep coming.
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June 15, 2021 | Daily Business Review

South Florida Jury Awards $5.5M to Widow Suing Tobacco Companies

"What I think this verdict shows that fading memory and passage of time is not something tobacco companies can exploit," attorney Austin Carr said. "They are not going to be able to delay a case."
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June 08, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Barrett v. United Insurance Company of America

The named plaintiff in the putative class action is a widow whose husband paid more than $14,600 in cumulative premiums for a policy that only paid $5,000 upon his death.
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May 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Trend: Defense Adding Appellate Lawyers at Trial to Fight Plaintiffs' 'Emotional' Closings

"Your adrenaline's running, you're in the trial zone and you don't necessarily think before you speak, and you say the wrong thing," said appellate attorney Elissa Haynes in Atlanta. "That wrong thing is oftentimes what a juror latches on to, and it results in these outrageous verdicts."
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April 26, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Defense Verdict for Cigarette Maker That Claimed Smoker Knew Risks But Didn't Stop

It was a win for Shook, Hardy & Bacon attorneys Frank Cruz-Alvarez and William P. Geraghty in Miami, and Jennifer M. Voss in Tampa.
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February 05, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Broward Judge Removed From Another Tobacco Case. But Was It a 'Litigation Weapon'?

"The perpetual disqualification of judges in similar cases involving the same lawyer seems to be a draconian and unnecessary step, giving the opposing party a strategic litigation weapon," the dissent said.
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January 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Appeals Judge to Tobacco Makers: $20M is Not Too Much to Pay for Punitives

"Philip Morris does not appear to contest that its conduct was reprehensible," Judge Beverly Martin said.
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January 20, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Philip Morris Lawyers Dodge Sanctions for 'Vexatious Litigation'

In the opinion, U.S. Circuit Judge Beverly B. Martin pointed to attorneys listed for Philip Morris from six law firms around the country for what the district court claimed was "vexatious litigation" that "served no other purpose than to delay payment of the judgment."
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