$2M Punitive Verdict Against RJR Wraps $2.54M Total Award for Smoker's COPD
Jun 15, 2021
Jurors Monday handed down a $2 million punitive verdict against R.J. Reynolds for the role they found the tobacco giant played in a long-time smoker’s respiratory disease, wrapping a $2.54 million total award in the in-person trial.
Jun 11, 2021
Jurors Thursday awarded more than $540,000 to the family of a Florida man whose respiratory disease they found was caused by smoking R.J. Reynolds cigarettes, and they concluded punitive damages were potentially warranted against the tobacco giant...
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May 25, 2021
A man suffering from chronic lung disease after decades of smoking was awarded roughly $3 million on Monday in Florida state court.
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May 24, 2021
In this Engle progeny tobacco case, plaintiffs, the family member of a man who developed COPD after decades of smoking, claim defendant R.J. Reynolds, maker of the cigarettes he favored, is responsible, by causing his addiction to cigarettes, whic...
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RJ Reynolds Faces In-Person Florida Tobacco Trial, CVN Webcasting Live
May 19, 2021
A Florida state court jury heard opening statements Tuesday at an in-person trial over liability for a smoker’s lung disease.
May 18, 2021
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker is responsible for smoking-related disease.
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Philip Morris Prevails in First In-Person, Florida State Court Tobacco Trial Since COVID-19 Shutdown
Apr 7, 2021
Jurors late last week cleared Philip Morris of responsibility for the stroke a long-time smoker suffered, concluding Florida's first in-person, state court tobacco trial since the coronavirus pandemic emptied jury boxes a year ago.
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Mar 22, 2021
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette companies hid the dangers of smoking, causing addiction and disease. NOTE: Due to COVID-19-related safety restrictions at the courthouse, CVN is unable to stream this trial live. The 11th ...
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CVN BigLaw Spotlight: King & Spalding LLP
Mar 2, 2021
For the latest installment in Courtroom View Network’s ongoing “BigLaw Spotlight” series we focus on Atlanta-based defense giant King & Spalding
Feb 20, 2021
Jurors Friday afternoon cleared R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for the terminal lung cancer an Oregon woman developed after decades of smoking the company's cigarettes, concluding what is likely the first in-person, state court tobacco trial in n...
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Feb 9, 2021
Plaintiffs claim defendant tobacco company is responsible for smoking-related disease.
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Jan 19, 2021
A Florida state appeals court last week reversed a $15.5 million total award in a case against R.J. Reynolds over the throat cancer death of a long-time smoker.
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