Garcia v. Philip Morris
Nov 8, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturer hid the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
Nov 8, 2019
In what is likely Florida's first wrongful death trial against tobacco companies brought by a same-sex spouse, jurors Thursday awarded $9.2 million in compensatory damages, and found punitives potentially warranted, for the role Philip Morris and ...
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Nov 2, 2019
Retrial against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies over the cancer death of a Florida smoker is underway, months after a state appellate court threw out a $17.5 million verdict in the case.
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Oct 25, 2019
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendants caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease by hiding the risks of cigarettes.
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R.J. Reynolds Prevails at Trial Over Camel & Kool Smoker's Fatal Cancer
Oct 25, 2019
A Florida state court jury Thursday cleared R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for a long-time smoker’s cancer death.
Oct 16, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker hid the dangers of smoking, causing nicotine addiction and death.
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Oct 16, 2019
In this Engle progeny tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco manufacturers conspired to hide the dangers of smoking cigarettes while furthering an addiction that caused a smoking-related illness.
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Oct 11, 2019
With widespread knowledge of smoking’s dangers today, plaintiffs’ attorneys in tobacco cases often face a high hurdle when arguing why a smoker from decades ago may not have understood smoking’s risks, or quit in time to avoid disease. That hurdle...
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$0 Verdict Against RJR, Despite Jury Decision Tying Company's Cigarettes to Smoker's Fatal Lung Cancer
Sep 27, 2019
Jurors Tuesday found R.J. Reynolds cigarettes caused a Florida man’s lung cancer death, but found the smoker himself largely responsible and deRedbuclined to award damages in the case.
Sep 26, 2019
Jurors awarded nearly $9.7 million Thursday to a Massachusetts smoker for the role it found Philip Morris played in her lung cancer.
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Sep 25, 2019
Philip Morris was slapped with a $1.35 million total verdict this week for the role jurors found the company played in a Florida smoker’s throat cancer.
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Sep 19, 2019
Attorneys argued Tuesday over who bore responsibility for the laryngeal cancer that cost a Florida smoker his voice box, as trial opened against Philip Morris.
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