Sermons v. R.J. Reynolds
Jun 16, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff contends defendant cigarette companies concealed the dangers of their products, leading to nicotine addiction smoking-related disease.
Jun 13, 2016
Plaintiffs Don Meacham and daughter Lesia Mooney sued the tobacco companies following the 1993 death of Barbara Meacham, who smoked up to two packs of cigarettes per day. Meacham claims his wife smoked for 15 years before the tobacco companies eve...
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Jun 3, 2016
Health problems scuttled the trial this week against R.J. Reynolds over the allegedly smoking-related death of a retired administrative assistant to a Florida police chief.
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May 27, 2016
In this tobacco-related lawsuit, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco company concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to the nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease of Totsie Fleming.
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UPDATE: $11.5M Verdict Includes $6M in Punitives against RJR for Nurse's Cancer Death
May 20, 2016
A jury Thursday awarded $5 million to the children of a former addiction treatment counselor who died from cancer after smoking for more than five decades, and it found R.J. Reynolds liable for potential punitive damages for its role in her death.
May 18, 2016
Jurors this week found R.J. Reynolds liable for $18 million for the role the company played in the lung cancer death of a Korean War veteran who smoked for more than half a century.
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May 12, 2016
Jurors Wednesday awarded $12 million, plus potential punitive damages, to the widower of a Florida smoker for the role R.J. Reynolds played in the woman’s cancer death.
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May 6, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, James McCabe claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers and addictiveness of cigarettes, leading to the smoking-related disease of Jane McCabe.
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Nally v. R.J. Reynolds
May 5, 2016
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Marlene Nally claims defendant tobacco company concealed the dangers and addictiveness of its products, leading to the smoking-related illness of Joseph Nally.
May 5, 2016
Whether addiction fueled a Florida woman’s 40-plus years of smoking took center stage last week as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds for the woman’s cancer death.
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Apr 29, 2016
In this Engle progeny proceeding, George Dion is suing defendant tobacco manufacturers, claiming that they concealed the health effects of smoking and fueled the addiction of Marion Dion, leading to Marion Dion's smoking-related disease.
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Apr 28, 2016
Jurors this week awarded $33.5 million to the family of a Florida attorney after finding the nation’s two largest tobacco companies responsible for his cancer death.
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