Verdicts

DALLAS – The first Texas trial addressing the role of pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and physicians in creating and fueling the state’s opioid crisis has been scheduled for Dallas County next year. Judge Robert Schaffer, who will preside over Texas’ opioid multidistrict litigation (MDL), announced the initial county cases will include…

California Jury Delivers $25.75 Million Verdict in Asbestos Case Tying Johnson’s Baby Powder to Mesothelioma  Simon Greenstone Panatier represents 68-year-old woman with deadly cancer WEST COVINA, California – A jury in California delivered a $25.75 million verdict against the maker of Johnson’s Baby Powder for the deadly asbestos-caused cancer…

DALLAS – A North Texas man left permanently disabled after heavy equipment fell from a flatbed truck, causing a violent highway collision, will be paid significant recoveries for his continued medical care based on a settlement finalized on February 16, 2017. “Jake” and wife “Jennifer”** had driven to West Texas…

LOS ANGELES, California ― A Los Angeles jury has returned a record verdict (according to topverdict.com) against asbestos-containing talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels for its role in causing California political figure Philip Depoian’s mesothelioma cancer. The jury verdict is the largest award on record for…

PHOENIX, Arizona – A federal jury in Phoenix awarded a substantial amount in damages to the family of a retired civilian employee of the U.S. Navy who died from the fatal asbestos disease mesothelioma after working for years in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia. Trial testimony showed that George…