Tobacco Companies Exploited Stressed Smokers, Attorney Says as Trial Over Fatal Lung Cancer Begins
Sep 29, 2016
Attorneys debated what drove a Florida man to smoke up to 2 packs of cigarettes a day for more than 30 years, even after doctors diagnosed him with the lung cancer that eventually killed him, as trial opened Tuesday against the country's two large...
Sep 28, 2016
The mother of an urban planner who suffered catastrophic, ultimately fatal, brain damage less than an hour after walking into an emergency room with breathing problems settled a claim against two of the ER doctors who treated her, ending trial in ...
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Sep 27, 2016
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of smoking, causing Robert Wallace's nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Sep 26, 2016
Watch the key moments of cross-exam and closings that helped clear BNSF Railway of liability in a personal injury suit brought under FELA.
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$3M Verdict Slaps R.J. Reynolds in Trial Over Ex-Corrections Officer's Emphysema, Death
Sep 26, 2016
Jurors Friday awarded $3 million to the widow of a former correctional officer for the role they found R.J. Reynolds played in his emphysema and death, but they declined to find punitive damages were warranted against the tobacco giant.
Sep 23, 2016
Jurors Thursday awarded more than $6.1 million in compensatory damages and found punitives warranted for the role they concluded the nation's two largest tobacco companies played in a Florida smoker's cancer and death.
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Sep 22, 2016
Jurors Thursday found a smoker failed state citizenship requirements for purposes of class action membership against the nation’s tobacco companies, clearing Philip Morris of liability for his lung cancer death.
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Sep 21, 2016
A former realtor told jurors Tuesday a 2007 Halloween Day fall delivered traumatic brain and spinal damage that have robbed her of her career and much of her memory, as the multi-million-dollar trial against the painting contractor and plaza owner...
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Smith v. R.J. Reynolds
Sep 15, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to nicotine addiction and, ultimately, smoking-related disease.
Sep 15, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco company concealed the dangers of cigarettes, causing nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Sep 15, 2016
Jurors Wednesday awarded $813,000 for the car crash a Georgia architect says led to his spinal fusion and a lifetime of pain.
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Sep 14, 2016
In this premises liability case, plaintiffs claim a patron sustained severe injuries due to a fall on defendant Lantana Palm Beach Retail's property.
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