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Latest News in Trials

  • May 22, 2026

    Mich. Panel Upholds $20M Verdict Despite Improper Closing

    The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed a $20.6 million verdict for a man who was severely injured when a van struck him while he was snow-blowing his driveway, ruling that the defense could not challenge plaintiff counsel's inflammatory closing arguments because it failed to object at trial.

  • May 22, 2026

    J&J 's 'Pure' Baby Powder Ads Were Pure Lies, Jury Told

    A University of Toronto marketing professor on Friday told a Los Angeles jury considering bellwether claims that Johnson & Johnson's talc products caused deadly ovarian cancer in three women that the company advertised its talc as "pure" and safe even though its leaders fretted for decades that it could pose health risks.

  • May 22, 2026

    States Seek Ticketmaster Sale As Live Nation Wants New Trial

    State enforcers say they want a federal court to split up Live Nation and Ticketmaster following a New York federal jury verdict that Live Nation had harmed competition by monopolizing ticket sales for large concert venues, even as the concert promotion giant sought to undo the verdict against it or to be granted a new trial.

  • May 22, 2026

    Fla. Panel Says Past Payment Cut $200K Police Damages Cap

    A Florida state appeals court Friday reversed a judgment against a sheriff found negligent for injuries in a motor vehicle collision, ruling that a prior indemnity for property loss should have reduced the $200,000 statutory cap on damages for individuals injured by local government entities.

  • May 22, 2026

    NJ Clergy Accuser Seeks Sanctions After $5M Verdict

    A former student who won a $5 million jury verdict against the Catholic order behind an elite New Jersey prep school returned to court Friday, accusing the order of concealing critical evidence in years of litigation over sexual abuse by a priest.

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