The AAJ reported today on a New York Times article that states that “Legal experts predict that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale jury ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million to a former smoker who says she needs a lung transplant. If it survives an appeal, the verdict late Thursday would be the nation’s largest award of damages to an individual suing a tobacco company and could encourage thousands of plaintiffs who have filed similar cases in Florida, according to Clifford E. Douglas of the University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network.” David J. Adelman, “a tobacco analyst for Morgan Stanley, said the Florida case and, separately, forthcoming class-action lawsuits over light cigarette claims pose an ‘undeniable’ increase in the industry’s legal risk ‘which had previously declined to an unprecedented low point.’”
In a few weeks John Feroleto, Esq and his wife, the Honorable Paula Feroleto will be recognized by the City of Buffalo for launching Buffalo’s law intern program.
September 16, 2009
2009 marked the first year of the Buffalo law intern program which matches attorneys with inner city youth. The 16 and 17 year olds are given an opportunity to work in downtown Buffalo law firms in paid internships.