Howles v. Philip Morris
Jan 11, 2016
In this tobacco litigation trial, Mary Howles is suing defendant tobacco companies, claiming they concealed the dangers of cigarettes, which caused a smoking-related disease.
Dec 23, 2015
Jurors awarded $35 million to the widower of an airline worker after finding the nation’s two largest cigarette manufacturers responsible for her fatal lung cancer.
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Dec 10, 2015
Jurors Wednesday awarded $11 million to a former smoker for the role they found R.J. Reynolds played in causing the throat cancer that took her voice box.
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Dec 7, 2015
In this tobacco litigation, Roland Ledoux claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of smoking, while fueling the nicotine addiction of Patricia Ledoux, which led to her smoking-related illness.
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Big Three Tobacco Companies Win in Nonagenarian's $8M Bladder Cancer, Heart Disease Suit
Dec 2, 2015
Jurors last week cleared the nation’s three largest tobacco companies of liability for the cancer and heart and lung diseases a 95-year-old former former pilot claims stemmed from more than our decades of smoking.
Dec 2, 2015
A trial has concluded in a class action brought on behalf of Massachusetts smokers who claim they were duped into buying Marlboro Lights by Philip Morris USA’s advertisements that they contained less nicotine than normal cigarettes.
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Nov 30, 2015
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Florence Monroe claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of their cigarettes, causing her nicotine addiction and, ultimately, her smoking-related disease.
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Nov 25, 2015
Jurors Tuesday found a South Florida musician did not suffer from the respiratory disease she claimed was caused by decades of smoking, giving R.J. Reynolds the win in her $1.9 million suit against the tobacco giant.
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Update: R.J. Reynolds, Philip Morris Hit with $11M in Damages For Restaurateur's Fatal Lung Cancer
Nov 18, 2015
Jurors this afternoon awarded $10 million, plus potential punitive damages, to the widow of a Florida smoker who claimed the country’s two largest cigarette manufacturers are responsible for her husband’s 47-year nicotine addiction and his fatal l...
Nov 16, 2015
In this tobacco litigation, Cynthia claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes fueling her nicotine addiction and leading to her smoking-related illness.
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Nov 12, 2015
As trial entered its third week in a 94-year-old ex-smoker’s suit claiming the nation’s three largest cigarette makers are responsible for his cancer, heart and pulmonary disease, the link between potential nicotine addiction and illness took cent...
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$325K in Punitives Against Philip Morris Doubles Verdict in Trial Over Mortician's Lung Cancer Death
Nov 6, 2015
Philip Morris was found liable for $325,000 in punitive damages Thursday for its role in the lung cancer death of a 42-year-old mortician who smoked the company's Marlboro cigarettes for most of his life.
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