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Former Church Hill Middle School Student’s Racial Bullying Lawsuit Settled in Groundbreaking Case

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HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. – A lawsuit alleging racial bullying at Church Hill Middle School has been settled after school officials were accused of ignoring the issue. The settlement was approved by a U.S. District Court in Greeneville. The lawsuit was filed by the mother of a former student, who claimed that her child had been verbally and physically assaulted at the school by peers due to his race. The alleged incidents occurred in 2021, when the student was in eighth grade. According to court documents, the settlement includes a payment of $110,000 from the school … Read more

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Settles Lawsuit, Agrees to Pay $19.5 Million in Improper Billing Case

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TAMPA, FL – H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute has reached a settlement in a lawsuit over improper billing for clinical trial costs. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Tampa-based non-profit cancer treatment and research center has agreed to pay more than $19.5 million. The settlement resolves allegations that Moffitt violated the False Claims Act by billing federal health care programs for clinical research studies that were not eligible for reimbursement. The lawsuit claimed that Moffitt wrongly billed Medicare and other federal programs for research trials that … Read more

Florida Litigator Secures Massive Verdict Against Big Tobacco in Groundbreaking Massachusetts Case

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MIAMI – A South Florida litigator, known for his success in winning substantial verdicts against Big Tobacco, recently led a team of attorneys to secure a significant verdict in Massachusetts state court. Randy Rosenblum, a partner at Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum Bluestein in Miami, joined forces with Kevin Donovan of Rubenstein Law in Miami and lawyers from the Public Health Advocacy Institute in Boston. The plaintiffs in this case were Joseph Reppucci, a cancer survivor, and his wife. They brought a lawsuit against several defendants, including the well-known tobacco company R.J. Reynolds. The team of attorneys … Read more

Georgia Court of Appeals Set to Determine Upper Limit for Jury Awards in Walmart Personal Injury Case

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Atlanta, Georgia – The Georgia Court of Appeals is preparing to address the question of whether there is a maximum limit for a jury’s award of nominal damages. The case involves retail giant Walmart, who has appealed a $1 million personal injury verdict, arguing that the jury failed to account for pain, suffering, and medical expenses. Attorneys from Florida-based firm GrayRobinson are representing Walmart in this legal battle. Jack Reiter, who is advocating for Walmart as the defendant-appellant, asserted that the $1 million verdict is unjustifiable. He claimed that such a substantial award suggests bias, … Read more