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Tobacco Firm to Pay $152M for Giving Cigarettes to Black Children

By Jason Beahm | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A jury returned a landmark tobacco verdict in a big tobacco case against Lorillard Inc. The world's third largest tobacco company was sued by Marie Evans and...

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Toyota Paid $10M to Settle Sudden Acceleration Case

By Jason Beahm | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Toyota's confidential settlement in a fatal sudden acceleration case is confidential no more. We now know the case settled for $10 million. The settlement...

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Wal-Mart Sex Discrimination Class Action Goes to Supreme Court

By Jason Beahm | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The massive Wal-Mart sex discrimination suit could have a hand in the future of all class action lawsuits when the U.S. Supreme Court hears the case this...

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Mich Sup. Court: Woman Can Sue Over Toilet Paper Dispenser Injury

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

On the face of it, it sounds like one of those decisions that leads to ridiculous warnings like: "Caution, Contents Hot" on a cup of coffee. However, the...

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Wis. Juveniles Better Off Getting DUIs at Home Than Out of State

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently handed down a confusing decision in a confusing case. However, the lesson from the case is crystal clear: young drivers...

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$1.3B Verdict Against SAP is Largest Copyright Award Ever

By Laura Strachan, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

An Oakland, California jury has awarded the largest ever copyright award in a suit between Oracle and SAP. The $1.3 billion verdict against SAP was just shy of...

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