As thousands of Post-Engle cases wind their way through the Florida court system, Philip Morris, R. J. Reynolds, Lorillard and Liggett & Myers are facing daily challenges. After years of priding themselves on winning most of the lawsuits filed against them through historic “scorched earth” tactics, it appears that those […]
Category: Mass Torts
First, let me start with a disclaimer of sorts. I admire people who have professions I wish I had; writers, for example. I admire someone who can combine words on a page and make me think or help me escape. I thought, though, that if you chose to write non-fiction […]
Two bills (Senate Bill No. 2120 and House Bill No. 1285) were introduced in March of 2010 by Senator Justice of the Tampa Bay area and Representative Thompson of Orlando. These bills seek to impose civil and criminal penalties for the sale of toys, jewelry and other products intended for […]
In Alachua County, located in the middle of the Sunshine State, a jury heard evidence from Big Tobacco in defense of deceased smoker. They rendered verdicts totaling $16 million against Big Tobacco. The jury did not believe Big Tobacco. The spin, the deceit, or the rewriting history apparently did not […]
A recent article by MSNBC.com suggests drivers are disoriented and have problems deciding what to do in an emergency with cars that display fancy technology and controls such as keyless ignition. In fact in the BMWiDrive, the control functions for the radio and air conditioning were so baffling that if […]
In a video we produced, Attorney Cal Warriner discussed the practice of pain pump manufacturers promoting the use of continuous flow infusion pain pumps for uses never approved by the Food and Drug Administration. In fact, pain pump manufacturers were, in some cases, told to remove orthopedic use from their […]
Pain pump manufacturers did it wrong. If we are practical, the conclusion is inescapable… pain pump manufacturers have been sued in hundreds of cases because they deserved it. They gambled…they were caught… and they should pay patients who have suffered devastating injuries. Opinion? I suppose, but let’s look at the […]
Toyota Motor Company has announced the recall of more than 2 million vehicles because of concerns over sudden acceleration problems caused when the accelerator pedal sticks in eight different models. Toyota models which are part of the recall are: 2009-2010 Toyota Rav4, Corolla and Matrix; 2005-2010 Avalon; 2007-2010 Camry; 2010 […]
A jury in Oregon state court delivered a verdict of $5.5 million against I-Flow Corporation for causing devastating, permanent injuries to Matthew Beale by promoting the use of I-Flow pain pumps in joints. The pain pumps, like those used on Mr. Beale, were promoted by manufacturers including Breg, Stryker, McKinley […]
According to World Health Organization (WHO) there are one billion overweight adults worldwide and 300 million are categorized as obese. The World Health Organization cited several contributing factors among which are: “increased consumption of energy-dense foods high in saturated fats and sugars, and reduced physical activity, Economic growth, modernization, urbanization […]
