Tag: massachusetts
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J&J questions fairness of hip implant trial, $1 billion verdict
Although legal experts think J&J faces an uphill battle, both they and investors believe the Texas jury's penalty, the largest product liability verdict so far this year, is unlikely to stand. In the two-month trial, five separate people from California argued that design flaws in the metal-on-metal implant made by J&J subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics caused…
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J&J questions fairness of hip implant trial, $1 billion verdict
Although legal experts think J&J faces an uphill battle, both they and investors believe the Texas jury's penalty, the largest product liability verdict so far this year, is unlikely to stand. In the two-month trial, five separate people from California argued that design flaws in the metal-on-metal implant made by J&J subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics caused…
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Denver to become first U.S. city to legalize social marijuana use
The announcement comes amid a string of victories for proponents of medical and recreational marijuana use, with voters in California and Massachusetts approving ballot initiatives legalizing recreational use of the drug last week. The Colorado measure will permit private businesses to allow marijuana use by adults in designated areas with certain exceptions. Backers of the…
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Judge makes no ruling on timing of Sumner Redstone competence trial
The battle over control of Sumner Redstone’s $40 billion media empire moved to a Massachusetts courtroom on Tuesday, where a state judge is mulling whether to move up the date of a trial questioning the 93-year-old’s mental competence. Probate and Family Court Judge George Phelan did not set a date for a trial over Redstone's…
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No Negativity Allowed
Do you see the theme here? Whether I'm walking to my car, opening my laptop or even looking at the radio in my car (I drive a lot), I'm constantly surrounding myself with the message that there is no negativity unless you allow it in. You encounter negativity in two ways: 1) Through self-deprecating thoughts,…
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1st US penis transplant could bring hope to maimed soldiers
BOSTON (AP) — A 64-year-old cancer patient has received the nation's first penis transplant, a groundbreaking operation that may also help accident victims and some of the many U.S. veterans maimed by roadside bombs.
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1st US penis transplant could bring hope to maimed soldiers
BOSTON (AP) — A 64-year-old cancer patient has received the nation's first penis transplant, a groundbreaking operation that may also help accident victims and some of the many U.S. veterans maimed by roadside bombs.
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Philip Morris wins Missouri ‘lights’ class action trial
(Reuters) – A jury in St. Louis, Missouri on Thursday rejected a request for about $1.8 billion in damages against Philip Morris USA in a class-action lawsuit that claimed the company misled smokers about the health risks of “light” cigarettes. The lawsuit was filed in 2000 after plaintiffs alleged the Altria Group Inc unit violated…
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Philip Morris wins Missouri ‘lights’ class action trial
(Reuters) – A jury in St. Louis, Missouri on Thursday rejected a request for about $1.8 billion in damages against Philip Morris USA in a class-action lawsuit that claimed the company misled smokers about the health risks of “light” cigarettes. The lawsuit was filed in 2000 after plaintiffs alleged the Altria Group Inc unit violated…