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Notable results

Landmark verdicts and settlements won by Bruno & Bruno: 7 notable results, spanning 3 verdicts and 4 settlements. Each is told from the public record, with sources cited.

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7 results
$850 million (punitive, upheld on appeal); prior settlement reached 2001Gentilly Tank-Car Fire: $850 Million Punitive Verdict for 8,000 New Orleans Residents
Verdict · Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, Louisiana · 1997
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$591 million (verdict 2004; reduced to ~$241 million on appeal)$591 Million Verdict Forces Big Tobacco to Fund Louisiana Smoking Cessation Program
Verdict · Civil District Court, Orleans Parish / Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal · 2004
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$172 million$172 Million Settlement for 17,000 Victims of the 1988 Shell Norco Refinery Explosion
Settlement · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · 1993
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$65 million$65 Million Settlement for Children Lead-Poisoned in New Orleans Public Housing
Settlement · Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, Louisiana · 2010
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$25 million$25 Million Settlement for Families of 45 Patients Who Died at Memorial Medical Center After Hurricane Katrina
Settlement · Orleans Parish Civil District Court, New Orleans · 2011
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$20.2 millionLevee Districts Pay $20.2 Million to Settle Katrina Flood Class Action
Settlement · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · 2009
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Katrina MRGO Trial: Judge Finds Army Corps Negligent, Awards $719K to Flood Victims
Verdict · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · 2009
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