New Mexico Jury Clears Philip Morris in Trial Over Ex-Smoker's Cancer
May 2, 2023
Philip Morris prevailed late last month at trial over the bladder cancer a New Mexico man claims was caused by the company's cigarettes.
Apr 19, 2023
Jurors last week handed down a $0 verdict in a punitives-only proceeding against R.J. Reynolds over its role in the 1996 throat cancer death of a Florida man.
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Apr 12, 2023
Attorneys Tuesday debated what, if any, financial punishment should be imposed against R.J. Reynolds for the throat cancer death of a Florida smoker, as a punitives-only proceeding opened another chapter in a long-running case against the tobacco ...
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Apr 11, 2023
In this tobacco trial, Richard Ferrer was diagnosed with terminal bladder cancer approximately two decades after he quit smoking. Ferrer smoked cigarettes for around 25 years before finally quitting. Ferrer argues that Philip MorrisÂ’ cigarettes we...
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Ledo v. R.J. Reynolds
Apr 11, 2023
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 ...
Apr 6, 2023
Jurors Tuesday handed down a $13.5 million verdict at trial against R.J. Reynolds over the 1996 cancer death of a Florida smoker.
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Mar 22, 2023
Attorneys Monday debated who was responsible for the cancer death of a Florida smoker, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds.
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Mar 20, 2023
In this tobacco trial, decedent Fernando Rey developed fatal lung cancer after smoking cigarettes since he was a teenager. His three children sue R.J. Reynolds, contending their Camel brand cigarettes caused his cancer. Representatives for the pla...
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Philip Morris & RJR Prevail at Trial Where Parties Disputed Origin of Woman's Deadly Cancer
Mar 20, 2023
A Florida state court jury Friday cleared the nation’s two largest cigarette makers of responsibility for the cancer death of a Florida woman who smoked for more than a quarter-century.
Mar 14, 2023
In this tobacco trial, decedent Audree Johnson died from lung cancer after smoking a pack of Marlboros daily since she was young.Johnson's family claims that this cancer was due to Philip Morris producing defectively designed products and conspiri...
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Mar 7, 2023
In this tobacco trial, decedent Louise Marsh was diagnosed with cancer after smoking for almost three decades, despite having quit cigarettes for over ten years before her diagnosis. Her family sues R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, contending that...
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Feb 23, 2023
Jurors Friday levied a $5 million verdict against Philip Morris in finding the company and its Marlboro cigarettes responsible for the laryngeal cancer a Massachusetts man developed.
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