Timeline of Smoker's Fatal COPD at Issue as Trial Opens Against RJR
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.
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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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...
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$0 Punitive Verdict Wraps Wrongful Death Cancer Trial Against RJR
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.
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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Apr 6, 2023
Jurors Tuesday handed down a $13.5 million verdict at trial against R.J. Reynolds over the 1996 cancer death of a Florida smoker.
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Trial Opens Against R.J. Reynolds Over "Camel" Smoker's Cancer Death
Mar 22, 2023
Attorneys Monday debated who was responsible for the cancer death of a Florida smoker, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds.
Mar 20, 2023
In this tobacco trial, decedent Fernando Rey developed fatal lung cancer after smoking cigarettes since he was a teenager. His three children sue R.J. Reynolds, contending their Camel brand cigarettes caused his cancer. Representatives for the pla...
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Mar 20, 2023
A Florida state court jury Friday cleared the nation’s two largest cigarette makers of responsibility for the cancer death of a Florida woman who smoked for more than a quarter-century.
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Mar 14, 2023
A Florida jury last week awarded more than $2.8 million for the neck and back injuries in found a former college soccer player suffered in a 2019 car crash.
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