These news items are straight from the courtroom.

• Motrin drug makers hit with $48.2 million verdict for bad labeling. California jurors delivered a $48.2 million verdict against the makers of Motrin, an over-the-counter pain reliever, for failing to warn consumers about a dangerous side effect....

• Paraplegic awarded $7.6 million against university hospital for misread MRI. A jury awarded a California woman $7.6 million against UC Davis Medical Center for failing to spot an abnormality on her MRI....

• Woman hit by keypad wins record $2.85 million verdict against hospital. A New York jury awarded Kathryn Brethour and her husband $2.85 million for injuries she suffered in an accident at Alice Hyde Medical Center. While undergoing a routine barium swallow, a data entry keypad fell from some X-ray equipment and struck Brethour in the head. The jury found that Brethour suffered permanent brain damage as a result of the hospital’s negligence in causing the accident...

• Ford not to blame for fiery crash; Illinois Supreme Court reverses $43 million verdict against carmaker. Dora and John Jablonski’s 1993 Lincoln Town Car was rear-ended by a car going about 65 miles per hour when the couple stopped for construction on an Illinois highway. The impact caused a large wrench in the Jablonski’s trunk to bust through the trunk wall and puncture the Town Car’s fuel tank. The car burst into flames, killing John and severely burning Dora....

• “Taliban Toyota” slander costs car dealership $7.5 million. Watch what you say about your competitors. An Alabama jury awarded a $7.5 million judgment against a car dealership for bad-mouthing its rival....

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