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August 16, 2006 |

Another Fla. Judge Declares Asbestos Suit Retroactivity Provision Unconstitutional

For the second time in a week, a Florida trial judge has declared the state Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act unconstitutional when applied retroactively. Broward County Circuit Judge David Krathen wrote his order in the cases of 10 asbestos plaintiffs that are before him, but his decision affects all those bringing liability claims against manufacturers and distributors of asbestos and silica in Broward Circuit Court. There are an estimated 4,000 pending asbestos cases in Broward.
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December 14, 2012 |

Miami-Dade jury levies $4.25M verdict against R.J. Reynolds

A Miami-Dade jury hits cigarette maker R.J. Reynolds with a $4.25 million verdict, siding with the widow of a smoker who died in 1997.
2 minute read
September 15, 2011 |

How the Sept. 11 attacks changed Justice Department operations

Present and former U.S. attorneys in the Southern District of Florida recalled how the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks turned the office upside down and permanently changed the federal approach to criminal justice.
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October 28, 2009 |

Panel reverses $24.2 million verdict in asbestos case

The 3rd District Court of Appeal reversed a $24.2 million verdict Wednesday, striking a Miami-Dade jury award to a Weston surgeon who claimed asbestos exposure caused his terminal cancer.
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November 13, 2006 |

News in Brief

A jury in western Pennsylvania has awarded nearly $2.8 million to a Conshohocken lawyer's client who claimed the orthopedic surgeon who performed her 2001 hip replacement failed to notice an arterial clot that ultimately led to a below-the-knee amputation
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May 23, 2011 |

Smoker wins nearly $1 million award from R.J Reynolds

An 82-year-old Cape Coral smoker won a jury award of nearly $1 million against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco after developing laryngeal cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
1 minute read
November 15, 2004 |

Pa. Court Upholds Abolition of Common Law Marriage in State

In the latest word on common law marriage in Pennsylvania, a Superior Court panel has ruled that trial courts across the state -- absent a contrary ruling from the state Supreme Court -- must abide by the Commonwealth Court's abolishment of the doctrine. Trial courts have recently been confused as to how to address common law marriage cases, given apparently conflicting appellate court opinions on the topic, one family law practitioner stated.
5 minute read
June 03, 2010 |

Lawyers win $6.66 million from Union Carbide in asbestos case

Jordan Kirby and Juan P. Bauta II said their client's peritoneal mesothelioma was caused by Union Carbide asbestos products that didn't carry warning labels.
6 minute read
August 14, 2002 |

Online Real Estate Firm to Pay $23M in Securities Fraud Case

Online real estate company Homestore Inc. has agreed to pay $23 million to settle a securities fraud suit brought by former shareholders of iPlace Inc., a company Homestore purchased in 2001. The shareholders claimed that as a result of accounting problems at Westlake Village, Calif.-based Homestore, the company did not pay a fair price for iPlace.
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