Judge Holds Talcum Powder ‘Science Day’ Hearing In Preparation For First California Trial
Mar 8, 2017
A California state court judge on Tuesday received a day-long crash course on the alleged links between Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder and ovarian cancer, in a hearing meant to bring her up to speed on the underlying science ahead of a bell...
Mar 7, 2017
"Science Day" hearing in consolidated talc powder docket in advance of July 2017 trial.
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Nov 24, 2014
A Jacksonville jury awarded more than $3 million in compensatory damages to the family of a smoker who died from COPD after decades of smoking Reynolds and Philip Morris brand cigarettes.
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Nov 19, 2014
A Miami jury awarded a smoker's widow $21 million in her Engle progeny wrongful death suit against R.J. Reynolds. Diane Schleider v. R.J. Reynolds.
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$450K Punitive Verdict in Wrongful Death Tobacco Lawsuit's Retrial on Damages
Nov 13, 2014
A jury awarded $400,000 in punitive damages in Webb v. R.J. Reynolds, bringing the total award to Dianne Webb to $1.3 million in her wrongful death Engle progeny lawsuit.
Nov 7, 2014
Three verdicts are the focus of this week's Engle progeny review.
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Nov 6, 2014
A Jacksonville jury awarded Helen Taylor nearly $4.5 million in compensatory damages in her Engle progeny suit against R.J. Reynolds.
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Nov 5, 2014
R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco manufacturers prevailed in an Orlando wrongful death Engle progeny suit brought by Annie Bishop.
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Engle Progeny Review for the Week of October 27
Oct 31, 2014
Two Engle cases, including Taylor v. RJR and Bishop v. RJR, highlight this week's Engle progeny review.
Aug 27, 2014
A Miami jury awarded $7 million to the family of a 60-year smoker in an Engle progeny tobacco verdict.
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Aug 26, 2014
A jury awarded no compensatory damages to the plaintiff in an Engle progeny suit, but found defendant tobacco firms liable for punitive damages, raising the issuse of whether a copensatory award was a prerequisite to punitive damage liability.
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