Attorneys Face Off Over Conspiracy's Role in Smoker's Death, as Trial Starts Against Tobacco Giants
Mar 8, 2019
Attorneys Thursday debated the role tobacco marketing and nicotine addiction played in the death of a 71-year-old woman who smoked for more than half a century, as trial opened against the country’s two largest cigarette makers.
Mar 7, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturer concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease. ****We are currently having trouble establishing a reliable 4G stream due to conditions in the courtroom. ...
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Feb 28, 2019
Fort Lauderdale, FL—A Florida state court jury hit the nation’s two largest tobacco companies with a $37 million total damage award for the role it found the companies played in a woman’s death after losing a lung to cancer.
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Feb 27, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendants hid the dangers of smoking, which caused addiction and disease.
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Jury Awards $10M at Trial Against R.J. Reynolds Over Smoker's Stomach Cancer
Feb 27, 2019
R.J. Reynolds Tuesday was hit with a $10 million total damage award for the role jurors found it played in the cancer that cost a Florida smoker his stomach.
Feb 26, 2019
Philip Morris was hit with a $2.5 million verdict, but avoided a punitive damage award against it for the role jurors found the tobacco giant played in the cancer death of a Florida truck driver.
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Feb 22, 2019
Jurors Friday awarded $1 million to the family of a Florida man who died of lung cancer they found was caused by R.J. Reynolds cigarettes and a conspiracy to hide the dangers of smoking. However, the jury rejected a claim for punitive damages in t...
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Feb 18, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff, claims defendant cigarette maker concealed the hazards of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
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Trial Begins Against RJR, Philip Morris Over Smoker's Death After Losing Lung to Cancer
Feb 15, 2019
Attorneys debated what drove a Florida woman to smoke up to two packs a day until cancer cost her a lung, as trial over her death began last week against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies.
Feb 11, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
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Feb 8, 2019
R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $13.5 million punitive verdict Thursday for its part in the throat cancer death of a Florida smoker.
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Feb 7, 2019
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff contends defendant cigarette manufacturer hid the dangers of smoking, leading to nicotine addiction and disease.
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