Jury Awards $9.75M at Trial over 80-Year-Old Ex-Smoker's Death
Feb 1, 2022
Jurors last week handed down a $9.75 million verdict at trial against R.J. Reynolds over an 80-year-old former smoker's death from respiratory disease.
Jan 26, 2022
Plaintiff seeks damages for injuries she contends she suffered in a vehicular collision. *This trial did not go forward. However, you may be interested in the following automotive negligence proceedings:Dugan v. TeslaWolford v. JimenezVictor Monte...
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Jan 26, 2022
R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $10 million total verdict last week for the role jurors found the company played in the bladder cancer a Florida man developed after decades of smoking.
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Jan 25, 2022
Last month's verdict finding a Florida company responsible for the drilling accident that left a large swath of Fort Lauderdale without water was keyed by testimony that the company failed to properly detail the work on dig forms, a co-lead counse...
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Trial Begins Against RJR Over Ex-Smoker's Respiratory Disease Death
Jan 21, 2022
Jurors heard opposing narratives over what drove a Florida woman’s smoking decisions across decades, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds last Friday over her respiratory disease-related death.
Jan 20, 2022
Jurors Tuesday awarded more than $10 million to the parents of a Florida pedestrian who was struck and killed by an RV in 2019.
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Jan 14, 2022
In this Engle-progeny case, decedent Carolyn Long developed respiratory disease in 2002 after smoking cigarettes since the 1950s. Long's husband sues R.J. Reynolds, arguing that Carolyn's respiratory disease was caused by Reynolds' concealment of ...
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Jan 13, 2022
A Florida jury heard competing narratives as to what happened in the moments before a recreational vehicle fatally struck a pedestrian, as trial opened Tuesday against the RV’s driver and the dealership that employed him.
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Branen v. La Mesa RV Center, et al.
Jan 11, 2022
Decedent Jacob Branen was struck and killed by an RV driven by Ronald Scirrotto. Scirrotto, employed by La Mesa RV Center at the time, hit Branen as Branen was walking to work. Branen's parents sue Ronald Scirrotto and La Mesa RV, claiming that Sc...
Jan 7, 2022
An RV dealership faces trial next week over claims it is liable for a 2019 collision that killed a Florida pedestrian.
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Jan 5, 2022
Trial opened Monday against R.J. Reynolds over the bladder cancer a Florida man developed after decades of smoking, with attorneys sparring over what role, if any, tobacco industry messaging played in leading to the disease.
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Jan 3, 2022
In this Engle-progeny case, Joseph Rutkowski developed bladder cancer after smoking cigarettes for years. Rutkowski sues R.J. Reynolds, claiming that the company engaged in a conspiracy to hide the risks of smoking for years.Rutkowski's attorneys ...
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