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Late last Friday, after nearly four weeks of trial proceedings, an Orlando jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants in a civil trial alleging the antidepressant Zoloft caused Gary Torrence to commit suicide. Our friends at Legal Newsline have more details on the case available here. This was the second time the case [...]
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MARIANNA, FL – The only “Engle” progeny tobacco trial scheduled for March began this week in Jackson County Circuit Court. Emmon Smith, a minister who began smoking in the 1940′s, later developed lung cancer and sued R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (NYSE: RAI). Smith’s case is similar to thousands of individual suits filed against tobacco companies, [...]
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Opening statements took place Monday in a civil trial against drug manufacturer Merck & Company (NYSE: MRK) involving the widely-prescribed drug Fosamax. The lawsuit in Atlantic County Superior Court claims the drug, which is used to treat the bone disease osteoporosis, caused serious injury to plaintiff Jo-Ann Sessner’s jaw, and that [...]
