Garcia v. Philip Morris, et al.
Jul 13, 2023
Plaintiff Gloria Garcia sues Philip Morris for Manuel Garcia's death from lung cancer. Mr. Garcia smoked Marlboro cigarettes for two decades before being diagnosed with lung cancer in 1997. While this diagnosis is outside of the Engle class member...
Jun 12, 2023
In this tobacco trial, decedent Dorothy Milinkovich suffered from fatal lung cancer after smoking for over five decades. Plaintiff and Milinkovich's daughter, Deborah Neff, sues Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, claiming that they conspired to hide...
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Jun 9, 2023
Jurors Wednesday previewed evidence about what drove a Florida woman to smoke for most of her life, as trial opened against Philip Morris over her lung cancer death.
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Jun 7, 2023
In this tobacco trial, decedent Diane Nelson smoked Philip Morris' Marlboro cigarettes for over three decades, eventually developing fatal lung cancer. Nelson's daughter and plaintiff Diane Martin sues Philip Morris, claiming that their conspiracy...
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Jury Finds Engle Tobacco Claim Against R.J. Reynolds Time-Barred
May 23, 2023
Jurors Friday cleared R.J. Reynolds of liability for a Florida woman’s death from respiratory disease, after they found her family’s claim time-barred.
May 11, 2023
The timeline surrounding the development of a smoker’s respiratory disease served as a key point of dispute as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds last week over the woman's death from the condition.
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May 10, 2023
This tobacco trial did not go forward. However, you may be interested in the following tobacco proceedings: Russell v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.Hamilton v. R.J. ReynoldsDubins v. Philip Morris, et al.
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May 9, 2023
This tobacco trial did not go forward. However, you may be interested in the following tobacco proceedings: Bagnell v. Philip MorrisAgnitti v. Philip MorrisHamilton v. R.J. Reynolds
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Sikes v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
May 4, 2023
In this Engle progeny trial, decedent Joyce Sikes suffered from fatal chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after over five decades of smoking. To be considered for the Engle progeny class, plaintiffs must prove that the smoker was addicted to cig...
Apr 19, 2023
Jurors last week handed down a $0 verdict in a punitives-only proceeding against R.J. Reynolds over its role in the 1996 throat cancer death of a Florida man.
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Apr 12, 2023
Attorneys Tuesday debated what, if any, financial punishment should be imposed against R.J. Reynolds for the throat cancer death of a Florida smoker, as a punitives-only proceeding opened another chapter in a long-running case against the tobacco ...
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Apr 11, 2023
In this tobacco trial, decedent Jose Ledo developed fatal laryngeal cancer that took his life in 1996. Ledo, a Cuban immigrant, had already begun smoking when he arrived in the United States in 1961.Plaintiffs Mirtha and Carlos Ledo, wife and son ...
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