$7.25M Verdict Against RJR Upheld by Florida Appeals Court
Jul 24, 2020
A Florida appellate court last week upheld a $7.25 million award for the heart disease jurors found was caused by a decades-long addiction to R.J. Reynolds cigarettes.
Jun 18, 2020
Florida’s ongoing Engle progeny litigation — which include thousands of cases spun from a decertified class action against the nation’s tobacco companies — has seen some of the best attorneys in the country. Over the years our Engle cards have bee...
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Jun 9, 2020
CVN cameras have covered more than 200 of Florida’s Engle progeny proceedings since the litigation, spun from a massive class action against U.S. tobacco companies, began more than a decade ago. Our Engle cards are our way of honoring the attorney...
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Jun 3, 2020
Florida’s “Engle progeny” cases, spun from a massive, decertified class action against the nation’s tobacco companies, have boasted some of the best trial lawyers in the country. And our Engle card series highlights the accomplishments of those at...
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With a Slate of 8-Figure-Plus Wins, Scott Schlesinger Features on Our Latest Engle Card
May 12, 2020
Our Engle cards track the CVN trial stats of some of the best attorneys on both sides of Florida’s unique tobacco litigation. "Engle prodigy" cases, as they're widely known, include thousands of claims spun off from a decertified class action agai...
Apr 10, 2020
Check out 10 high-stakes trials CVN covered last year that didn't fit on our popular top 10 plaintiff and defense verdict lists, but that you should still take a look at.
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Apr 1, 2020
Before unprecedented court closures halted the docket of Florida’s Engle progeny tobacco cases, the first three months of 2020 saw several high-profile verdicts that have added to the decade-plus history of the litigation. CVN looks at the t...
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Apr 1, 2020
Court closures have paused Florida’s decade-plus-long, Engle-progeny tobacco litigation. However, before courts shut down, the first three months of 2020 had already produced a slate of headline-grabbing verdicts in the cases, spun from a massive ...
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|VIDEO| How Jones Day's Emily Baker Helped Secure a $0 Verdict in Cancer Trial Against RJR
Mar 20, 2020
At trial against R.J. Reynolds over a Florida’s smoker’s death, Emily Baker’s strong closing on responsibility led the jury to hand down a rare $0 damages verdict, despite linking Reynolds and its cigarettes to his fatal cancer.
Mar 6, 2020
In this tobacco proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco companies hid the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
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Mar 6, 2020
Attorneys Friday argued over who bore fault for the lung cancer that killed a 55-year-old Florida smoker, as trial opened against Philip Morris.
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Feb 19, 2020
R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $12.5 million verdict Wednesday for the role Florida state court jurors found the company played in the death of a former police officer who smoked for decades
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