Ledo v. R.J. Reynolds
Oct 25, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker hid the dangers of its product, causing nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
Oct 25, 2016
Jurors Tuesday imposed a $20 million punitive award against R.J. Reynolds for the role the tobacco company played in the fatal respiratory disease of a Florida smoker, bringing the total award in the case to nearly $29 million.
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Oct 25, 2016
Jurors awarded nearly $8.8 million in compensatory damages to a Florida man for the smoking-related death of his wife, and found R.J. Reynolds potentially liable for puntive damages, after concluding the tobacco company was responsible for the wom...
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Oct 21, 2016
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturer concealed the hazards of smoking, causing the decedent's nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Maloney v. R.J. Reynolds
Oct 20, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker hid the dangers of its products, causing nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
Oct 18, 2016
A two-pack-a-day smoker who ultimately died of respiratory disease kept hidden "back-up" ashtrays in the house and stashed full packs of cigarettes during her quit attempts before being diagnosed with the disease, her widower testified this week d...
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Oct 7, 2016
Attorneys argued whether a suit against R.J. Reynolds over a Florida woman’s respiratory disease is time barred, as trial in a suit by the woman’s widower opened this week against the tobacco powerhouse.
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Oct 5, 2016
A Missouri state court jury heard opening statements Tuesday in a high-stakes lawsuit accusing pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson of concealing the ovarian cancer risks of its popular talcum powder-containing personal hygiene products.
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Konzelman v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
Oct 4, 2016
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturers concealed the dangers of their products, leading to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
Oct 4, 2016
Jury trial in product liability suit alleging plaintiff Deborah Giannecchini developed ovarian cancer as a result of using Johnson and Johnson's talc-containing powder. Click here for more in-depth coverage via the CVN News Blog.
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Sep 30, 2016
Jurors awarded $6.4 million to the family of a Florida smoker who died of emphysema, but handed down a $0 punitive verdict Thursday, one day after finding R.J. Reynolds potentially liable for punitives for its role in the smoker's death.
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Sep 29, 2016
Key differences in modern-day tobacco marketing may have led a tobacco company defendant to receive double the punitive award of the co-defendant who actually made the cigarettes jurors linked to a smoker’s death, an attorney for the smoker’s wido...
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