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Monsanto's Roundup Winning Streak Ends With $1.25M Verdict

Friday's verdict by a jury in St. Louis, Missouri, was the first jury award for a Roundup plaintiff since before the COVID-19 pandemic and ends Monsanto's nine-trial winning streak.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

2 Multistate Settlements Affect Hundreds of Thousands of Residents

"Any financial institution with access to billions of dollars needs robust and redundant security measures. ACI's unauthorized withdrawals resulted in massive chaos and confusion, exposing consumers to overdraft fees," William Tong said. "Connecticut helped to lead this major multistate investigation and settlement, forcing significant penalties and strong security measures going forward to ensure this error is never repeated."
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Daily Business Review

South Florida Law Firm Obtains $8.6M Settlement in Catastrophic Injury Action

"What the jury sees two or three years later is not going to be the full story of how your client got there," said Pedro Echarte, an attorney for the plaintiff.
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Daily Business Review

Jurors Award $200M Verdict to Clients of These South Florida Attorneys

Boston jurors awarded about $25 million in compensatory damages, $5 million to each of Rita Jones' five adult children, and $150 million in punitive damages to the estate.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

'They Failed': A Data Breach Just Cost This Company $49.5 Million

The data breach occurred May 14, 2020. However government officials said Blackbaud waited until July 16, 2020, to announce the incident that affected more than 13,000 consumers.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Updated: Cigna to Pay $172 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

"Medicare Advantage plans that submit false information to increase payments from CMS show blatant disregard for the integrity of these vital federal health care funds," Christian J. Schrank, deputy inspector general for investigations with the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, said. "Such actions are an affront to the Medicare program and the millions of patients who rely on its services. Working with our law enforcement partners, our agency will continue to prioritize investigating alleged fraud that targets the Medicare Advantage program."
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New York Law Journal

$38M Verdict: Weitz & Luxenberg Triumphs Despite Smoker Plaintiff

Lead trial counsel Brandon Perlman credits strong expert testimony with the verdict, which found 85% liability for defendant Burnham LLC and 15% for the plaintiff.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

$35M Settlement Affects Clients Across the US

"Tempoe lured consumers into complex and costly leases for furniture and appliances, and overcharged consumers double or even triple the purchase price due to confusing hidden fees," Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said. "Our settlement forces Tempoe to cancel all existing leases and allows consumers to keep their merchandise without any further payments. Tempoe is permanently banned from future consumer leasing activities, ensuring this egregious consumer abuse will not be repeated."
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Daily Business Review

South Florida Jury Awards $20M Verdict Over Doctor's Failure

"We educated the jury that this is a risk-benefit analysis, and you don't put the patient at significant risk solely because you want to completely erase the pain," said Daniel Harwin, a partner at Freedland Harwin Valori & Gander.
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New York Law Journal

Judge Issues $10.5 Million Bench Verdict Against R. Kelly Over Threats to Victims

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Richard Latin entered the verdict against R. Kelly and his former manager Donnell Russell following an inquest.
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