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July 16, 2004 |

$112 Mil. Medical Malpractice Verdict Dismissed

A New York judge has dismissed a $112 million medical malpractice verdict -- the third-largest in the state's history -- saying a local hospital could not be blamed for an aneurysm that left a man a quadriplegic.
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July 15, 2004 |

$112 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Dismissed

A Brooklyn, N.Y., judge Wednesday dismissed a $112 million medical malpractice verdict -- the third-largest in the state's history -- saying a local hospital could not be blamed for an aneurysm that left a 23-year-old elevator repairman a quadriplegic for life. Despite all the "well-merited" sympathy, Justice Melvin S. Barasch said the jury had no rational basis for its verdict.
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June 01, 2006 |

Plaintiffs Seek $2 Billion in Massive Toxic Tort Suit Against Ford

In what may be one of the largest toxic tort suits in New Jersey history, more than 700 plaintiffs are seeking $2 billion or more from Ford Motor Co. for contamination of 900 acres in Ringwood, N.J. The company owned the land and dumped waste products there from its Mahwah plant, which closed more than 25 years ago. The property is the first in the nation that the Environmental Protection Agency has sought to relist on its National Priorities List of Superfund sites after having been removed.
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June 02, 2006 |

$2 Billion Sought In N.J. Toxic Tort Suit

In what may be one of the largest toxic tort suits in New Jersey history, more than 700 plaintiffs seek $2 billion or more for contamination of 900 acres in Ringwood, N.J.
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May 29, 2006 |

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In what may be one of the largest toxic tort suits in New Jersey history, more than 700 plaintiffs seek $2 billion or more for contamination of 900 acres in Ringwood. At its core, Morgan v. Ford Motor Co. is a tale about an environmental cleanup gone wrong, despite years of investigation and remediation. But the federal case is distinctive for another reason: The property is the first in the nation that the Environmental Protection Agency has sought to put back on the Superfund list.
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November 05, 2001 |

New York Lawyer Sues Firm Over Share of Tobacco Fees

A lawyer who is suffering from breast cancer sued her former firm, claiming the firm failed to pay her $1.7 million she earned representing New York City in its litigation against the tobacco industry. Janis L. Ettinger says New York's Storch Amini & Munves told her she would not be paid further for her work because "she could not realistically be a part of the future of Storch Amini by virtue of her illness."
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May 03, 2004 |

Estate, Patient To Get $1.5M for Over-prescriptions of Painkillers

Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.
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