Yount v. R.J. Reynolds
Jan 9, 2020
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturer's concealment of smoking's dangers led to addiction and illness.
Jan 8, 2020
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarettes company concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
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Jan 3, 2020
CVN’s unequaled Engle progeny tobacco trial coverage spotlighted a host of headline grabbing moments in 2019. The ongoing litigation includes thousands of cases spun from a decertified class action against the country’s tobacco companies. And, for...
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Jan 3, 2020
A look back at the top 10 most impressive plaintiff verdicts CVN covered in 2019
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|VIDEO| How Louis La Cava's Closing Helped Clear Doctors at Trial Over Woman's Ectopic Pregnancy
Dec 9, 2019
Defense attorneys in medical negligence cases must often overcome jurors’ natural tendency to engage in hindsight bias when they consider a doctor’s care. At trial over the communication and treatment surrounding a Florida woman’s ectopic pregnanc...
Dec 2, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to smoking-related disease.
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Nov 22, 2019
A Florida state court judge Wednesday declared a mistrial in a case against Philip Morris after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on whether the company was responsible for a Florida man’s respiratory disease and death.
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Nov 15, 2019
Jurors Thursday evening cleared a trio of doctors at trial over an ectopic pregnancy that left a woman unable to naturally conceive.
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Jury Hands Down $42.5M Total Verdict Against Philip Morris and RJR in Retrial Over Smoker's Cancer Death
Nov 14, 2019
R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris were hit with a $42.5 million total verdict in a retrial over the 1996 cancer death of a Florida smoker.
Nov 8, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturer hid the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
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Nov 8, 2019
In what is likely Florida's first wrongful death trial against tobacco companies brought by a same-sex spouse, jurors Thursday awarded $9.2 million in compensatory damages, and found punitives potentially warranted, for the role Philip Morris and ...
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Nov 6, 2019
In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff seeks damages stemming from injuries she suffered in an ectopic pregnancy.
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