Gamble v. R.J. Reynolds
Feb 25, 2016
IN this tobacco litigation proceeding, Jessie Gamble claims R.J. Reynolds is liable for the smoking-related disease of Donald Gamble.
Feb 24, 2016
A jury Monday concluded a Florida woman did not have cancer or respiratory disease within the time required for membership in a class action against the nation’s tobacco companies, clearing Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds of liability in her suit.
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Feb 18, 2016
Attorneys Monday debated what drove an alcoholism counselor to smoke for 40 years until his lung cancer diagnosis and death, as trial opened a suit by his widow against tobacco giant Philip Morris.
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Feb 16, 2016
In this Engle tobacco litigation proceeding, Bernice McCall claims defendant Philip Morris concealed the dangers of cigarettes, which caused the lung cancer and death of Martin McCall.
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$5M in Punitives, $14M Total, Slaps Tobacco Companies after Saturday Session in Fatal Cancer Trial
Feb 15, 2016
Following a rare Saturday session, jurors imposed a $5 million punitive verdict against the nation’s two largest cigarette makers, capping a Florida widow’s trial for the lung cancer death of her husband.
Feb 11, 2016
Attorneys Wednesday debated what drove a Florida man to smoke for more than 30 years, as jurors prepare to decide whether the nation’s two largest tobacco companies are responsible for his cancer death.
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Feb 11, 2016
A pulmonologist told jurors Friday he was certain a Florida smoker had lung cancer withing the time frame allowed to bring her claim against two tobacco companies, and which closed more than a year before doctors diagnosed her with the disease.
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Feb 10, 2016
In this Engle tobacco litigation proceeding, Bernice McCall claims defendant Philip Morris concealed the dangers of cigarettes, which caused the lung cancer and death of Martin McCall.
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Smith v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company et al.
Feb 3, 2016
In this tobacco litigation trial, plaintiffs claim defendant R.J. Reynolds concealed the hazards of cigarettes, leading to a smoking-related disease.
Jan 30, 2016
A jury Thursday largely cleared the nation’s two largest cigarette manufacturers of responsibility for the respiratory disease and death of a decades-long smoker, awarding $240,000 in unreduced damages but finding the smoker 98% at fault.
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Jan 28, 2016
Jurors Tuesday found tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds not liable for the fatal lung cancer that killed a Florida man who smoked for more than 40 years.
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Jan 25, 2016
In this tobacco litigation trial, Ina Ahrens claims Philip Morris concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to the smoking-related disease of Karl Ahrens.
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