Jurors Award Ex-Smoker $375K But Find Her 90% at Fault for Her COPD in Trial Against R.J. Reynolds
Apr 20, 2018
Jurors Thursday linked R.J. Reynolds cigarettes to a Florida smoker’s lung disease, but they placed the majority of blame on the smoker, and their $375,000 verdict was a fraction of what she sought against the tobacco giant.
Apr 12, 2018
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendants caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related illness through their concealment of smoking's risks.
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Apr 12, 2018
A Florida woman’s nearly half-century cigarette addiction was so powerful, she was unable to quit smoking despite 15 years of progressively worsening lung disease, the woman’s attorney said as trial opened Wednesday against R.J. Reynolds.
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Apr 11, 2018
Plaintiff claims defendant tobacco company hid the dangers of cigarettes, leading to addiction and smoking-related disease.
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RJR Prevails at Trial Over Florida Woman's Death, As Jury Rejects Link Between Its Cigs and Her COPD
Mar 30, 2018
R.J. Reynolds was cleared of liability Wednesday for the respiratory disease-related death of a Florida woman, who smoked for more than half a century.
Mar 23, 2018
Jurors this week awarded $13.5 million to the family of a Florida smoker after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for his respiratory disease-related death.
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Mar 16, 2018
Philip Morris was hit with a $4 million verdict this week for the role the company’s cigarettes played in a Florida contractor’s lung cancer death. But the tobacco giant ultimately avoided punitive liability, despite an earlier jury finding puttin...
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Mar 15, 2018
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease by hiding the dangers of their product.
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Retrial Begins in Case Against Philip Morris Over Whether Smoking Addiction Caused Contractor's Cancer
Mar 12, 2018
Attorneys last week argued over the role Philip Morris cigarettes and nicotine addiction played in the death of a 54-year-old Florida building contractor, as retrial against the tobacco giant opened nine months after jurors deadlocked in the case’...
Mar 8, 2018
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Margaret Brown claims tobacco company concealment of smoking's dangers caused smoking-related disease.
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Mar 6, 2018
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendants caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease by hiding the dangers of cigarettes.
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Mar 5, 2018
A state court jury last week cleared R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris of punitive liability for the role the tobacco companies played in the death of a Florida smoker.
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