$26.75M Award in Retrial Over Smoker's Death More Than Doubles Original Trial Verdict
Feb 18, 2020
A Florida state court jury awarded $26.75 million to the family of a Florida smoker after finding the nation’s two largest tobacco companies responsible for his cancer death.
Feb 14, 2020
R.J. Reynolds was cleared of fault Wednesday for the cancer that killed a Florida man who had smoked for more than 40 years.
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Feb 12, 2020
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker's concealment of smoking's dangers led to addiction and disease.
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Feb 7, 2020
Jurors this week heard evidence on what drove a long-time police officer to smoke for nearly half a century, as trial opened against R.J.Reynolds over his death.
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$10.5M Award Handed Down Against Philip Morris at Trial Over Former Marine's Throat Cancer
Feb 6, 2020
Jurors this week awarded more than $10.5 million to a former Marine for the role it found Philip Morris played in the throat cancer that took his voice box.
Feb 4, 2020
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff claims defendant's concealment of smoking's dangers caused addiction and disease.
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Feb 3, 2020
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Martha Duignan claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes, while fueling the nicotine addiction of Douglas Duignan, ultimately leading to Douglas Duignan's smoking-related disease.
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Jan 31, 2020
Attorneys Thursday argued over who bears responsibility for a Florida man’s lung cancer death after decades of smoking, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds.
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Richter v. R.J. Reynolds
Jan 30, 2020
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturer concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
Jan 24, 2020
A Florida state court judge declared a mistrial Friday afternoon after jurors announced themselves deadlocked in a case against R.J. Reynolds over the cancer death of a World War II vet.
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Jan 17, 2020
Jurors handed down a $2.5 million verdict Thursday against Philip Morris for the role they found the company played in a 41-year-old smoker’s cancer death, but awarded no punitives after a second phase Friday afternoon.
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Jan 16, 2020
Defective cigarette design hooked a former law enforcement officer to cigarettes and ultimately cost him his voice box, an attorney for the man said Monday as trial opened against Philip Morris.
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