Zantac didn’t cause 89-year-old woman’s cancer, jury says in first trial over drug
A Chicago jury on Thursday dismissed an Illinois woman’s lawsuit alleging that the now-discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her colon cancer, the first of thousands of lawsuits making similar claims to be heard. A jury in Cook County, Illinois Circuit Court agreed with pharmaceutical companies GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim that the plaintiff, 89-year-old Illinois resident […]
Brad Smith Explains What He Would Have Told Jury
Trump witness Brad Smith, who was virtually silenced by Judge Juan Marchan in former President Donald Trump’s business records trial, reveals what he would have told the jury had he been able to testify, saying: “Let me clarify some things.” It would have been,” he said. the de facto workings of the law and how […]
Google cuts check for DOJ while trying to dodge jury trial in digital ads lawsuit
Google has taken the odd step of paying the full damages offered by the U.S. government in order to avoid a risky jury trial in a Department of Justice lawsuit targeting its alleged monopoly in the digital advertising market. In a little-noticed court filing last week,Google said it cut a cashier’s check for a redacted […]
Trump trial: Defense rests, clearing way for jury deliberations next week
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s defense team rested its case on Tuesday morning after questioning two witnesses in as many days in the former president’s hush money trial. Trump did not take the stand, a decision that came after Judge Juan Merchan left open the opportunity for prosecutors to question Trump about some of his […]
Cohen’s bombshell admission could lead to hung jury, if not acquittal: expert
Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen admitted in court Monday that he stole from the Trump Organization, further damaging the disbarred lawyer’s credibility and at least leaving the jury unable to reach a verdict. legal experts told FOX News Digital. “After last week’s cross-examination, I think Michael Cohen’s credibility as a witness has already been significantly […]
Trump Trial Enters Final Phase; Judge Merchan to Issue Jury Instructions
Former President Donald Trump’s trial enters its final stages on Monday, with the prosecution’s embattled “star witness” Michael Cohen poised to take the final stand. Mr. Trump’s defense last week undermined Mr. Cohen’s credibility, raising questions about whether the former fixer had spoken to Mr. Trump on the night of October 26, 2017, as Mr. […]
Trump’s legal team can ask hush money trial jury to consider misdemeanor charges
As Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial draws to a close, the former president’s legal team has an important decision to make. The question is whether or not to ask the jury to consider misdemeanor charges in this case. At a arraignment conference ahead of closing arguments scheduled for early this week, the Trump campaign […]
Jury picked, opening statements begin in US v. Menendez: ‘Use your good judgment’
Twelve jurors and six alternates were selected Wednesday to begin hearing opening statements in New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s high-profile federal corruption trial. Opening statements are expected to last up to three hours in total, with prosecutor Lara Pomerantz given 45 minutes. U.S. Judge Sidney H. Stein told jurors: “Use common sense, use your […]
‘Huge Problem’: Trial Expert Tells CNN Lack Of Evidence Could Lead To Trump Acquittal Even With Dem Jury
Jury consultant Robert Hirschhorn told CNN on Monday that the prosecution’s lack of evidence in former President Donald Trump’s trial so far is a major issue that could lead to a “not guilty” verdict despite the likelihood of the jury being largely Democratic because of the Manhattan venue. WATCH: “Cases are won and lost on […]
Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez faces second federal corruption trial with jury selection starting Monday
Sen. Bob Menendez (D.N.J.) is facing his second federal corruption trial in a decade, this time in Egypt, as jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in federal court in Manhattan. The case is related to charges of acting in favor of the government. And Qatar. The 70-year-old New Jersey Democrat and his wife, Nadine […]