Gafney-Hanners v. R.J. Reynolds
Feb 6, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant hid the dangers of cigarettes, leading to addiction and disease.
Feb 5, 2019
In this tobacco trial, decedent Tyrone Dixon died from throat cancer after smoking for most of his life. This case has been tried before but the verdict was overturned upon appeal, as the appellate court found that the trial court did not provide ...
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Jan 30, 2019
Jurors Friday cleared R.J. Reynolds of responsibility at trial over the death of a Florida Vietnam vet who smoked up to three packs of cigarettes a day for decades.
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Jan 30, 2019
A Georgia woman suffers from a rare nerve disorder caused by a Walt Disney World restaurant cart that ran over her foot, an attorney for the woman said Tuesday, as trial opened against the resort giant.
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Wilson v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, et al.
Jan 29, 2019
In this negligence case, plaintiff is seeking damages for injuries she claims she suffered when a Disney World Resort employee ran over her foot with a service cart.
Jan 25, 2019
Disney’s U.S. park and resort subsidiary is scheduled to face trial next week over claims a Disney World guest suffered long-term injuries when a bussing cart ran over her foot.
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Jan 25, 2019
Days after jurors handed down a $2 million compensatory verdict against R.J. Reynolds for its role in a Florida woman’s cancer death, and shortly after punitive proceedings opened in the case Tuesday, the tobacco giant settled with the woman’s fam...
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Jan 17, 2019
A conspiracy to hide the dangers of smoking hooked a Vietnam vet to cigarettes and led to an ultimately fatal combination of respiratory disease and lung cancer, an attorney for the man’s family said last week as trial began against R.J. Reynolds.
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Pollari v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
Jan 16, 2019
In this Engle progeny proceeding, Rose Pollari claims that defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking while furthering the addiction of Paul Pollari, leading to his smoking-related disease.
Jan 15, 2019
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to disease.
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Jan 11, 2019
Attorneys Thursday battled over whether a Florida woman’s fatal lung cancer was caused by a tobacco industry conspiracy to hide the dangers of smoking, or the woman’s own decisions, as trial began against R.J. Reynolds.
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Jan 10, 2019
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker concealed the dangers of smoking, causing addiction and disease.
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