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Bracken v. Burchick Constr. Co., Inc., PICS Case No. 14-1699 (Pa. Super. Oct. 10, 2014) (memorandum) Panella, J. (28 pages).

By | November 04, 2014
Liability • Workplace Accident • General Contractor/Subcontractor • Indemnity Claim • Intermediate Form Indemnity Provision
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New Jersey Law Journal

Merrill Lynch Avoids $10.5M in Punitives, Attorney Fees

A New Jersey appeals court has refused to order the brokerage firm Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith to pay an animal welfare group more than $10.5 million in punitive damages and counsel fees related to overcharges on the group's investment accounts.
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National Law Journal

Actos Punitives Verdict Remains 'Really, Really High'

A federal judge reduced a $9 billion jury verdict in the first federal trial over diabetes drug Actos by 99 percent, but what's left still would rank among the largest punitive damages awards on record when compared to compensatory damages in the case.
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National Law Journal

Freeh: Another Shrimper Inflated Oil-Spill Damages Claim

A special master appointed to look for fraud in BP's $9.2 billion settlement over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill wants an Alabama commercial fisherman to return $330,332 in claim money he received based on tax returns that were never filed with the IRS.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Izell v. Union Carbide Corporation

By | October 23, 2014
7 minute read

National Law Journal

$18 Million Punitives Award Upheld in Asbestos Case

A divided California appeals court has upheld a punitive damages award for a homebuilder who claimed he contracted mesothelioma from breathing in dust that contained asbestos fibers.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

These Lawyers Helped Win $13.5M Tobacco Award to Widow of Man With Lung Cancer

A Miami-Dade widow was awarded $13.5 million because of her husband's addiction and death from smoking R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. products.
4 minute read

Law.com

Veterans, Relatives Sue Iran Over 1983 Beirut Bombing

More than two dozen injured veterans and relatiives of service members killed in the 1983 U.S. Marine barracks attack in Beirut are suing Iran.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Injunctive Relief in Pasta Class Action Valued at $15M

A New Jersey federal judge has deemed done a reported $23 million settlement of a proposed class action alleging the manufacturer of Dreamfields Pasta falsely advertised the product as healthier than ordinary pasta because it contained fewer “digestible” carbohydrates.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jail Failed to Treat Prisoner's Decaying Tooth

According to the pretrial memorandum of plaintiff Joseph W. Consonery Jr., he was incarcerated on Feb. 6, 2009, at the Washington County Correctional Facility. On that day, he told a nurse he had an infected tooth and he needed to see a dentist, the memo said. Days later, Consonery's tooth "snapped," which led to ongoing bleeding, the memo said.
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