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Philip Morris Hit With $2.5M Verdict, but Escapes Punitives, in Trial Over FL Trucker's Lung Cancer

Stock image.  Miami— Philip Morris was hit with a $2.5 million verdict, but avoided a punitive damage award against it for the role jurors found the tobacco giant played in the cancer death of a Florida truck driver. Holliman v. … Continue reading

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Jayme Closs Found Alive, Escapes Captor

From USA Today: Nearly three months after her parents were shot dead in their Wisconsin home and a nationwide search began to locate the missing 13-year-old girl, Jayme Closs has been found alive. The girl described by friends as a… … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Texas inmate escapes, climbs on top of patrol vehicle driving down interstate highway  | CW39 Houston

WICHITA COUNTY, Texas — The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office got quite a surprise Thursday afternoon when a prisoner escaped from a patrol car while the arresting deputy was driving down an interstate highway. via cw39.com Read more detail on Recent … Continue reading

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Crew escapes as towboat burns on Lower Mississippi – Professional Mariner – Web Bulletin 2018

Crew escapes as towboat burns on Lower Mississippi – Professional Mariner – Web Bulletin 2018 Read more detail on Recent Admiralty Law posts –

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State of Louisiana, as Absent Class Member, Escapes CAFA Settlement Trap

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Pennsylvania district court decision holding the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution prevented a private party from enjoining the state of Louisiana from bringing claims identical to those previously thought released … Continue reading

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