Attorneys Debate Philip Morris' Role in Massachusetts Smoker's Death, as Trial Begins
Aug 1, 2019
Jurors heard evidence over whether Philip Morris is responsible for a Massachusetts smoker’s death, as trial began this week against the tobacco giant.
Jul 30, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturer is responsible for smoking-related disease.
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May 8, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiffs are seeking damages for injuries allegedly caused by smoking-related disease.
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Mar 27, 2019
A Massachusetts state court jury cleared R.J. Reynolds on Wednesday of responsibility for the cancer death of a 54-year-old nurse who smoked for decades.
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Massachusetts Jury Hears Openings in Wrongful Death Tobacco Trial Against RJR & Grocery Chain
Mar 14, 2019
A Massachusetts nurse who died from lung cancer was the victim of dangerous cigarette design and a scheme to undermine evidence of smoking’s risks, an attorney for the nurse’s family told jurors Tuesday, as trial began against R.J. Reynolds and a ...
Mar 12, 2019
In this tobacco case, nurse Dawn O'Toole developed fatal lung cancer at 54 after smoking Lorillard cigarettes for four decades. After R.J. Reynolds bought Lorillard in 2015, O'Toole's family sued R.J. Reynolds, claiming Lorillard's Newport cigaret...
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Oct 12, 2018
A Massachusetts state court jury Friday afternoon awarded the family of a former brake worker $43.1 million after finding R.J. Reynolds liable for his lung cancer death, but jurors cleared Philip Morris and an auto parts company of responsibility....
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Sep 7, 2018
Jury trial in products liability lawsuit claiming that plaintiff Louis Summerlin developed cancer from exposure to both asbestos and tobacco products.
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Schonau-Riedweg, et al v. Rothschild Bank AG, et al.
Nov 8, 2016
A lawsuit filed by the heiress to part of the Novartis pharmaceuticals fortune went to trial Tuesday in Massachusetts state court, in a case claiming she lost $5 million after MITs former chief intellectual property official and his business part...
Oct 7, 2016
Status conference to discuss the implementation of a tentative settlement struck in August.
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Aug 27, 2016
At the urging of a Probate and Family Court judge, parties battling over the future of Sumner Redstone's $40 billion media empire took a break from a Friday pre-trial hearing and returned announcing they’d made strides toward a deal that could ult...
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