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Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
News Headlines
Federal Jury Awards $14 Million to Indian Guest Workers Victimized in Labor Trafficking Scheme by Gulf Coast Shipyard, Agents
"A federal jury in an SPLC case today awarded $14 million in compensatory and punitive damages to five Indian guest workers who were defrauded and exploited in a labor trafficking scheme engineered by a Gulf Coast marine services company, an immigration...
Bryan Redding
over 9 years ago
New York
New York Law Blog
New York Jury Awards $190 Million To Plaintiffs In 5 Asbestos Cases Consolidated For Trial
NEW YORK — (Mealey’s) A New York County jury on July 23 awarded $190 million to plaintiffs in five asbestos cases consolidated for trial, sources told Mealey Publications ( Santo Assenzio v. A.O. Smith Water Products , Robert Brunck v A.O...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Filipino H-1B Teachers Win $4.5M Jury Verdict Against Recruiter
" A jury ordered a labor recruiting firm and its owner Monday to pay $4.5 million to 350 Filipino teachers they lured to teach in Louisiana public schools and forced into exploitive contracts after arriving in the United States through the federal...
Peter S. Vogel
over 10 years ago
Technology
Cyber Risk and Privacy
Cybersmear $13.78 Million Verdict Thrown Out
After losing a $13.78 jury verdict in April, 2012 the defendants persuaded the judge that the plaintiffs failed to prove that the defendants actually posted the anonymous libel. The plaintiffs, Mark and Rhonda Lesher, did get IP (Internet Protocol) addresses...
LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 10 years ago
Litigation
Verdicts and Settlements
So Sorry You Just Spent A Decade In Jail For A Crime You Didn't Commit. Can We Make It Up With A Million Or So Dollars?
We'd like to believe that everyone who ends up in jail deserves it. After all, there are safeguards in place - a professional police force to investigate, an impartial judge to oversee the case, and a jury of peers to review the evidence. Unfortunately...
LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 10 years ago
Litigation
Verdicts and Settlements
Calif. Appeals Court Strikes Down $577M Judgment In Breach Of Contract, Fraud Suit Against Boeing, Boeing Satellite Systems International
On April 13, 2012, The Boeing Company and a subsidiary, Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc., successfully wiped out a $577,000,000 judgment that ICO Global Communications, Ltd. had obtained in 2008. 2012 Jury Verdicts LEXIS 4281 . In an unpublished...
LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff
over 9 years ago
Litigation
Verdicts and Settlements
Billion Dollar Verdict Against Nursing Home Continues Law Firm’s Impressive Win Streak
In yet another case against former nursing home giant Trans Healthcare, Inc., Tampa law firm Wilkes & McHugh has obtained its fourth multi-million verdict, this one actually reaching $1.1 billion, including punitive damages, in Polk County Circuit...
LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 10 years ago
Litigation
Verdicts and Settlements
Lathrop & Gage Wins $13.49 Million Jury Verdict For Munchkin Inc. In False Advertising Dispute Against Playtex
California jury finds that Playtex deliberately deceived consumers regarding odor control abilities of its Diaper Genie Elite KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Lathrop & Gage LLP on July 26 announced that it won a significant jury verdict on behalf of its client...
Lexis Hub Staff
over 11 years ago
Lexis® Hub
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The LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Offering (NEW!)
The LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Offering is the combination of the largest, most comprehensive collection of verdict content COMBINED with a powerful new tool, Verdict & Settlement Analyzer , which helps you more easily and efficiently search...
LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 12 years ago
Litigation
Product Update
Verdict & Settlement Analyzer Now Available
Saturday, Aug. 14, marked the long-anticipated release of Verdict & Settlement Analyzer (VSA), a timesaving case valuation tool that quantifies judgments and awards, so attorneys can easily analyze exposure and communicate case strategy options to...
LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 11 years ago
Litigation
Product Update
More Than 1 Million Cases With Verdict & Settlement Analysis Now Available From LexisNexis
What is the LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Offering? The LexisNexis Verdict & Settlement Offering is the combination of the largest, most comprehensive collection of verdict content COMBINED with a powerful new tool, Verdict & Settlement...
LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 11 years ago
Litigation
Product Update
New Enhancements Now Available At Lexis.com
You asked and WE LISTENED - new enhancements now available at www.lexis.com . Several new enhancements were released this week based on your feedback which include: E-Mail Forgotten ID LexisNexis ID can be retrieved just like forgotten passwords...
Tom Moylan
over 7 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
California Jury Awards $5.7 Million In Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Trial
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — (Mealey’s) A California state court jury on March 5 awarded $5.7 million to a plaintiff in an Ethicon pelvic mesh injury trial ( Colleen Perry, et al. v. Ethicon Inc., et al. , No. S-1500-CV-279123, Calif. Super., Kern...
Tom Moylan
over 9 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
Jury Awards $1.3 Million In Zometa Jaw Injury Trial After Botching 1st Verdict Form
ORLANDO, Fla. — (Mealey’s) A Florida federal jury on Sept. 20 found that Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. failed to warn a cancer patient about the risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) and awarded her $1.3 million in medical expenses and non...
Tom Moylan
over 8 years ago
Litigation
Litigation Blog
MDL Jury Awards $3.27 Million In 2nd Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Trial
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — (Mealey’s) A West Virginia federal jury on Sept. 5 returned a $3.27 million verdict in the second Ethicon Inc. multidistrict litigation pelvic mesh bellwether trial (Jo Huskey, et al. v. Ethicon, Inc., et al., No. 2:12...
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