RJR Slapped With $6.5M Verdict Over Musician's Mouth Cancer
Sep 19, 2018
R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $6.5 million verdict Tuesday for the part jurors found the company played in the mouth cancer a Florida musician developed after years of smoking.
Sep 13, 2018
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to addiction and smoking-related illness.
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Sep 12, 2018
A Massachusetts state court jury heard opening statements on Friday in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a mechanic who died of lung cancer allegedly caused by years of heavy smoking and exposure to asbestos-containing brake dust.
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Sep 11, 2018
Jurors Friday awarded $250,000 in non-economic damages to the family of a Florida mortician whose 1995 lung cancer death was previously tied to years of smoking Philip Morris cigarettes.
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Harewood v. R.J. Reynolds
Sep 7, 2018
In this tobacco litigation trial, Hanifah Harewood claims defendant tobacco companies hid the dangers of cigarettes, leading to Glenn Simmons' smoking-related disease.
Sep 7, 2018
Jury trial in products liability lawsuit claiming that plaintiff Louis Summerlin developed cancer from exposure to both asbestos and tobacco products.
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Sep 7, 2018
Attorneys argued Wednesday over whether a scheme to hide the dangers of cigarettes killed a Florida woman and whether the claim itself was time barred, as trial began against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies.
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Sep 6, 2018
In this tobacco liability case, Micah Danielson claims Philip Morris concealed the dangers of cigarettes, which led to the nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease of Norman Danielson.
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Simon v. Philip Morris, et al.
Sep 5, 2018
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette makers concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
Sep 4, 2018
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker hid the dangers of smoking, causing nicotine addiction and death.
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Aug 30, 2018
Jurors delivered a $7.5 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds this week for the part they found the tobacco company played in the cancer death of a Florida truck driver.
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Aug 23, 2018
R.J. Reynolds was cleared of responsibility Tuesday for the throat cancer a Cuban immigrant claims was caused by years of smoking the company’s cigarettes.
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