$6M Verdict to Smoker's Family for Fatal Throat Cancer, Jurors Find Nicotine Addiction Despite Smoker's Casual Cocaine Use
Nov 3, 2016
Jurors Wednesday rejected defense claims that a recreational cocaine user could not be addicted to nicotine and awarded his family $6 million for the role they found R.J. Reynolds played in his fatal throat cancer.
Nov 2, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette makers caused the nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease of Carole Martin, by concealing the dangers of smoking.
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Nov 2, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker hid the dangers of smoking, causing nicotine addiction and smoking-related illness.
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Nov 2, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker hid the dangers of its products, leading to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Jury Deadlock on Addiction's Role in Fatal Cancer Leads to Mistrial in Suit Against RJR
Nov 2, 2016
Jurors Tuesday declared themselves at an impasse during deliberations in an $8.75-million trial against R.J. Reynolds over fatal complications from a smoker's lung cancer, causing a Florida judge to declare a mistrial in the case
Nov 2, 2016
Jurors Wednesday awarded $7.5 million in compensatory damages to the widow of an Army veteran for the role they found cigarette manufacturer R.J. Reynolds played in his lung cancer death.
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Oct 28, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco companies caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease through their concealment of smoking's dangers.
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Oct 28, 2016
Lawyers began battle this week in the case of a Cuban immigrant who died of laryngeal cancer 20 years ago, as they debated whether a smoker could truly be addicted to nicotine if he could stop and start a casual casual cocaine habit.
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"Stubborn" Soldier Was Responsible for His Own Smoking, Defense Says as Trial Opens Over Lung Cancer Death
Oct 26, 2016
A former military man described as hard-headed, stubborn, and having a short fuse, was completely responsible for his own smoking and could not have been dissuaded from his 3-pack-a-day habit, the defense claimed in opening statements last week in...
Oct 25, 2016
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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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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