Posts tagged punitive

• Profit Over Safety -- A $20 Decision

  John Hopkins | December 01, 2009 10:04 AM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A 46 year old woman is paralyzed when her sport utility vehicle rolls over and the roof collapses onto her. The manufacturer knew their SUV was prone to rollovers and in the event of a rollover, the...

• Tobacco Held Responsible for Placing Profits Ahead of...Everything

  Brenda Fulmer | November 19, 2009 5:16 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Philip Morris suffered yet another blow in the latest post-Engle tobacco trial. A Fort Lauderdale jury rendered a verdict on November 19, 2009, for $300 million against the tobacco manufacturers...