Colette O'Hara v RJ Reynolds
Aug 27, 2015
The basis for this lawsuit in Escambia County is the claim that the tobacco defendants are liable for the illness of the plaintiff, in this Engle progeny case.
Aug 26, 2015
In this personal injury action, Manuel Valdes claims U.S. Sugar Corp. is responsible for shoulder, head, and hip injuries he sustained in a railway depot accident involving Valdes' employer, South Central Florida Express, the short line railroad o...
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Aug 24, 2015
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Martha Duignan claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes, while fueling the nicotine addiction of Douglas Duignan, ultimately leading to Douglas Duignan's smoking-related disease.
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Aug 21, 2015
R.J. Reynolds prevailed this week in a suit brought by the widow of a Cuban immigrant who died of respiratory disease after decades of smoking the tobacco company's unfiltered cigarettes.
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Lewis v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
Aug 20, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco case, James Lewis is suing R.J. Reynolds, claiming its concealment of the health effects of its cigarettes led to his wife Rosemary's nicotine addiction and her fatal lung cancer.
Aug 14, 2015
A Florida state court jury slammed Koch Industries Inc.-owned Georgia-Pacific LLC with a $17 million verdict on Thursday in an asbestos lawsuit, finding that a construction worker’s cancer was caused by exposure to the company's joint compound.
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Aug 13, 2015
In this Engle progeny lawsuit, Mary Cooper, a smoker for several decades, claims she contracted laryngeal cancer because of her addiction to cigarettes.
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Aug 11, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco suit, Rebecca Santos claims defendant R.J. Reynolds concealed the dangers of smoking, fueling a nicotine addiction and leading to the emphysema and death of Renato Santos.
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Freudberg v. Martin Memorial Medical Center
Aug 11, 2015
In this medical malpractice suit, John Freudberg is suing defendant healthcare providers for damages related to the care of Esther Freudberg.
Aug 10, 2015
A painter who may have less than a year to live has taken Georgia-Pacific LLC and Union Carbide Corp. to trial in Florida state court, claiming the companies are responsible for exposing him to products containing asbestos.
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Aug 5, 2015
In a suit against Philip Morris, jurors awarded $11 million to a former smoker who underwent two lung transplants for severe COPD.
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Aug 4, 2015
A Florida state court jury slammed Koch Industries Inc.-owned Georgia-Pacific LLC with a $17 million verdict in an asbestos lawsuit, finding that a construction workers cancer was caused by exposure to the deadly mineral in the companys joint co...
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