Personal Injury Law

Widow of smoker gets $8 million in product liability damages
According to the Associated Press, a jury recently decided that cigarette-maker Philip Morris must pay a smoker?s widow $8 million in damages. The husband died in 1997 at age 55 after decades as a chain smoker...

Florida Jury Awards $8 Million To Widow Of Smoker
Tobacco company, Philip Morris, was dealt a major blow Wednesday when a Fort Lauderdale jury awarded the widow of a smoker $8 million in damages. It took two days for the six jurors to deliver the favorable verdict to Elaine Hess...

Smokers award upheld by court
For the third time, the Oregon Supreme Court has allowed a $79.5 million punitive-damages judgment against Philip Morris. This award was twice struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, which suggested it was excessive...

Tobacco Company Loses Jury Trial
The Chicago Tribune prints a full Associated Press report here of the jury trial in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Elaine Hess, the widow of long-time chain smoker Stuart Hess, sued Philip Morris after her husband died of lung cancer...

Altria must pay $8 million in smokers death
The biggest U.S. cigarette maker, Altria, must pay $8 million to the family of a smoker who died of lung cancer. A jury recently that Altria is liable for $3 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages over a smoker?s wrongful death in a cigarette product liability lawsuit...

Court Will Review Punitive Damage Case for Third Time
The Supreme Court will review a $79.5 million punitive damages award against Philip Morris USA in a suit brought by the widow of a smoker who died of cancer in 1997. With interest, the award has grown to about $145...

Bextra Injury Risks
Bextra Increases Risk of Fatal Heart Attack

Altria's Phillip Morris
to Pay $8 Million to Smoker's Widow

Firm Associate
Attorney Jay Wingate ordered to pay widow $2.5 million settlement for collected legal fees.

Environment Law
alleging damages from violation of the law.

Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations
Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations

Ministry of Defense
$500,000 in damages in transgender humiliation suit.

The Ministry of Defense
$500,000 in damages in transgender humiliation suit.