A 34-year-old nursing assistant, Gillian Gaghan, was recently awarded $2 million in compensatory damages by a New Jersey court, claiming that she developed inflammatory bowel disease as a result of taking Accutane. On April 4th, the Atlantic...
Largest Single-Plaintiff Asbestos Verdict For Mississippi Man
A 48 year-old Mississippi man who was exposed to asbestos at work received a $322 million verdict in May. Thomas Brown Jr. used to work on oil drilling rigs in Mississippi as a “roughneck”, the term the locals use for someone who does...
Cigarettes Lead to Jacksonville Woman’s Death, $40 Million Verdict
(July 15, 2011)
The widower of a smoker who died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was awarded $40 million by a Jacksonville, Florida jury in May. This verdict comes as the third-highest amongst the Engle progeny cases, where the...