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Philip Morris, RJR win round in Florida smoker suits
Smoker lawsuits are being tried across Florida following a 2006 decision by the state Supreme Court tossing out a $145 billion class action verdict. The court ordered each lawsuit tried individually. Juries have awarded Florida smokers more than $360
Updated: 10/21/2011 07:16A
Board considers legal action
District Manager Scott Wilson provided board members with information regarding a lawsuit filed in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals by the environmental group Friends of the Everglades. Wilson said a letter to the board by its consulting attorney,
Updated: 10/21/2011 07:01A
Massachusetts to receive $177k from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer as part of
“Illegal marketing by pharmaceutical companies undermines this system and deceives individuals that depend on these drugs to sustain their health and quality of life.” The settlement will return $177461.74 to the MassHealth program, which provides
Updated: 10/21/2011 07:01A
Tobacco Companies Win Lawsuit in Miami
It marked Philip Morris's 9th win in its last 13 Florida verdicts. Jurors decided Thursday that smoker Annie Ingraham was not addicted to cigarettes. Her daughter sued after she died of emphysema. Tobacco companies contend they should not be held
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:58A
'Don't have false hopes'
The Philippine Consulate General cautioned the Filipino community in the CNMI not to have “false hopes” in the wake of a lawsuit that seeks to suspend the implementation of the CNMI-only Transitional Worker final rule.
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:56A
Maid service sued after homeowner's dog dies
So says a lawsuit filed by Robin Lohre against Posh Maids, a cleaning company she hired in August. Lohre said she offered to take her 18-month old dog, Ruthie, with her when she went to the market, but the maid — one of two who would show up for the
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:53A
Ocean Twp. sued in death of resident
STEPHANIE LODER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER TRENTON — A Toms River attorney has filed a $10 million federal lawsuit against Ocean Township on behalf of the estate of a 34-year-old Waretown man shot dead on his front porch in March by a police officer sent there
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:49A
Court setback for Happy Days cast
"We intend to press forward with the lawsuit," he told CNN. "If we can't punish the defendants, we certainly intend to expose their practices." Happy Days - which ran for 255 episodes between 1974 and 1984 - was set in the 1950s and 1960s and starred
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:48A
Ocean Twp. sued for $10M in fatal police shooting of resident
STEPHANIE LODER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER TRENTON — A Toms River attorney has filed a $10 million federal lawsuit against Ocean Township on behalf of the estate of a 34-year-old Waretown man shot dead on his front porch in March by a police officer sent there
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:44A
City man sues police, claims excessive force
The lawsuit has not yet identified any officer, Kiss said. According to Jacksonville Police, Sgt. Chad Moore and Officer Tyler Mansfield handled the accident. “We're pretty sure but we don't want to put anyone's name there until we're absolutely sure,”
Updated: 10/21/2011 06:43A
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