Retrial Begins Against RJR in Cancer Case That Produced $23.6B Verdict Its 1st Time Before a Jury
Jun 13, 2019
Five years after being hit with a $23.6 billion verdict that made headlines across the country, and two years after an appellate court threw out that decision, R.J. Reynolds opened retrial Wednesday over its alleged role in the 1996 cancer death o...
Jun 12, 2019
This is a tobacco trial that was originally part of the Florida Engle class action litigation that was decertified in 2006. Michael Johnson died from lung cancer in 1996 at 36 years old. He began smoking at the age of 13, and smoked Kool Menthol c...
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Jun 12, 2019
In this auto negligence case, plaintiffs claim a driver for Domino's Pizza caused a collision that left another driver a quadriplegic, who ultimately died one year later from a pulmonary embolism.
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Jun 7, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant's concealment of smoking's risks led to addiction and disease.
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CVN's FREE Feature Trial: 7-Figure Verdict Over Crash That Killed Florida Doctor
Jun 5, 2019
CVN’s Feature Trial of the Month — available on demand for our FREE CVN accounts — turns the spotlight on a wrongful death crash case that featured a slate of Florida’s most prominent attorneys.
May 16, 2019
A Florida state court judge Monday declared a mistrial eight days into trial against the nation’s two largest tobacco firms, following the death of the plaintiff in the case.
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May 13, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant's concealment of smoking's dangers led to nicotine addiction and disease.
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May 3, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant concealed the dangers of cigarettes, causing addiction and smoking-related disease.
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RJR Cleared, PM Assigned a Fraction of Fault for Smoker's Cancer & COPD, Likely Slashing $1.6M Verdict
May 3, 2019
A Florida state court jury Thursday handed down a $1.6 million-plus verdict for the respiratory disease and cancer it found a Florida woman suffered because of Philip Morris-brand cigarettes. However, the verdict apportioned the lion’s share of bl...
May 2, 2019
In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims that defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes while furthering a nicotine addiction that led to smoking-related illness.
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May 1, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiffs claim defendant companies hid the dangers of cigarettes, causing addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Apr 26, 2019
After a week-long break in proceedings, closings are expected early next week at trial against the country's two largest cigarette makers for the respiratory disease and cancer a Florida woman says she developed after years of smoking.
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