Trial Opens Against Philip Morris & RJR Over Massachusetts Woman's Cancer Death
Jan 11, 2023
Attorneys Monday debated who bore responsibility for the lung cancer death of a Massachusetts woman who smoked for more than half a century, as trial opened against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies.
Jan 9, 2023
In this tobacco trial, decedent Joanne Kinnally developed fatal lung cancer after smoking for over half a century. Joanne's husband, James Kinnally, claims R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris are responsible for producing the cigarettes that led to he...
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Aug 22, 2022
In this tobacco case, Barbara Fontaine developed fatal lung cancer after smoking cigarettes for more than four decades. Barbara's husband, Armand Fontaine, sues Philip Morris, claiming that their campaign to hide the dangers of smoking caused Barb...
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Jul 15, 2022
In this tobacco trial, decedent Rita Jones developed fatal lung cancer after smoking cigarettes for over 5 decades.Jones' family claims that Lorillard knew the dangers of smoking yet worked to hide them from the public. They allege that Jones was ...
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Trial Begins Against R.J. Reynolds Over Massachusetts Woman's Lung Cancer Death
Mar 10, 2022
Jurors previewed evidence surrounding what drove a Massachusetts woman's smoking decisions, as trial opened last week against R.J. Reynolds over her lung cancer death.
Mar 2, 2022
In this tobacco trial, Mary Hunt developed fatal lung cancer after she smoked cigarettes since the early 1960s. Her family sues R.J. Reynolds, claiming that the company is responsible for Hunt's death after concealing the risks of smoking for year...
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Dec 2, 2021
November saw a full slate of big-ticket tobacco trials in courts across the country. Check out some of the top stories in CVN’s tobacco litigation coverage last month.
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Nov 19, 2021
Jurors Wednesday cleared the nation’s two largest cigarette makers of responsibility for a Massachusetts man’s throat cancer death after decades of smoking.
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Trial Begins Against RJR & Philip Morris Over MA Smoker's Throat Cancer Death
Oct 29, 2021
Attorneys Tuesday debated what role, if any, decades of smoking played in a Massachusetts man’s throat cancer death, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris.
Oct 26, 2021
In this tobacco case, plaintiff seeks damages for disease she claims was caused by cigarettes.
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Sep 9, 2021
In this tobacco case, plaintiff is seeking damages for disease she claims is caused by defendant's manufacturer's cigarettes.
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Apr 27, 2021
A Massachusetts state court jury awarded $9.5 million in damages on Friday to the two adult children of a woman struck and killed by a truck while walking her dog in 2017.
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