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Jury Awards $261 Million in Damages Against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in Landmark Lawsuit

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VENICE, Fla. — Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital is reeling after a jury ruled against them on every count in a high-profile lawsuit. The hospital now faces a staggering $261 million award in compensatory and punitive damages to Maya Kowalski and her family. The amount is nearly half of the $592 million in revenue reported by the St. Petersburg hospital in its most recent tax return. The eight-week civil trial concluded with the jury finding that All Children’s falsely imprisoned and battered Maya, who was 10 years old at the time of the incident. The … Read more

Former Election Workers Awarded $148 Million in Defamation Lawsuit Against Rudy Giuliani

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WASHINGTON — A jury has awarded $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation. The workers, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman, claimed that Giuliani’s lies about them in 2020 led to racist threats and harassment. The damages verdict includes approximately $75 million for each of the former election workers. During the trial, Moss and Freeman emotionally described the impact of the false conspiracy theory pushed by Giuliani and other Republicans. The theory sought to undermine the 2020 election results and keep then-President Donald Trump … Read more

Oregon Man Awarded Over $3.1 Million in Landmark Case Against Police Officer’s Excessive Force and False Arrest

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SALEM, Oregon – In a recent verdict, a jury in Oregon awarded Christopher Garza over $3.1 million after he was falsely accused of attempting to steal a car he was fixing and allegedly subjected to excessive force during his arrest. The jury’s decision included a punitive damages award of more than $3 million for false arrest, battery, and the use of excessive force. These events took place in 2021 at a tire store in Salem. According to the lawsuit filed by Garza, the incident occurred on September 17, 2021, when Salem Officer David Baker allegedly … Read more

Florida Woman’s Children Awarded $11 Million in Lawsuit Against Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds Over Mother’s Smoking-Related Death

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Jacksonville, Florida – Jurors awarded over $11 million this week to the children of a Florida woman who died from lung cancer after years of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the nation’s two largest tobacco companies. The case, known as Ferraiuolo v. Philip Morris, et al., involved a verdict that held Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds responsible for the woman’s death. The verdict included $1.05 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. However, the jury attributed only 17% of the liability to Reynolds, 28% to Philip Morris, and the rest to the deceased … Read more