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Recent Verdicts Shed Light on the Power of Punitive Damages in Product Liability Cases

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Philadelphia, San Diego, and St. Louis – Four separate products liability trials ended with large plaintiff verdicts in October and November 2023, highlighting the potential danger of punitive damages. Three of these verdicts were against Monsanto in Roundup weed killer cases, while the fourth was against Mitsubishi. The bulk of the awards, totaling $3 billion, was punitive damages alone. In Philadelphia, a jury awarded $175 million to a plaintiff who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after using Roundup for over 20 years. The jury found Monsanto liable for negligently designing Roundup and failing to warn consumers about … Read more

Former Mr. Universe Found Guilty of Domestic Abuse After Retrial, Victim Forced to Sleep in Shed

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Rockford, Illinois – Jeffrey Primm, 66, has been found guilty in a retrial for a domestic abuse case dating back to August 2015. Primm was initially sentenced to 16 years in prison in December 2018, but appealed the case, citing inadequate legal representation. The original guilty verdict and plea were subsequently overturned in 2020, leading to the reinstatement of charges against Primm. In 2019, Primm’s public defender withdrew from the case due to a conflict of interest. The investigation by Rockford Police Detectives began in 2015 after a victim came forward with multiple complaints of … Read more