Jury Awards $6M in Trial Against RJR Over Florida Woman's COPD Death
Feb 1, 2023
Jurors last week awarded $6 million to the family of a Florida woman after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for her respiratory disease-related death.
Jan 24, 2023
A Florida jury handed down a $5 million verdict against Philip Morris Friday after concluding a Florida man died from lung cancer caused by the company’s Marlboro cigarettes. However, jurors apportioned 40% of fault to the smoker himself.
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Jan 13, 2023
In this tobacco case, plaintiff seeks to recover for disease allegedly caused by smoking.
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Jan 11, 2023
Attorneys Monday debated who bore responsibility for the lung cancer death of a Massachusetts woman who smoked for more than half a century, as trial opened against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies.
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Hoffman v. Philip Morris
Jan 9, 2023
In this tobacco proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to addiction and smoking-related illness.
Jan 9, 2023
Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds prevailed at trial last February over the lung cancer death of a Massachusetts woman who smoked for more than 50 years.A Massachusetts state court jury cleared the two tobacco companies of responsibility for the dea...
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Dec 8, 2022
In this tobacco liability case, Elsa Chacon, claims defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to the nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease of Robiel Chacon.
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Dec 2, 2022
Attorneys Monday debated what responsibility, if any, R.J. Reynolds bears for the deadly throat cancer a New Mexico man developed after decades of smoking, as trial opened against the tobacco giant.
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Perez v. R.J. Reynolds
Nov 28, 2022
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff seeks to recover damages for smoking-related disease.
Oct 31, 2022
The nation’s two largest cigarette makers prevailed last week at trial over the cancer death of a Florida reverend who had smoked for decades.
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Oct 20, 2022
Attorneys Monday debated what drove a Florida reverend to smoke for decades, as trial over his lung cancer death opened against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies.
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Oct 17, 2022
Jurors cleared Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for the death of a Florida grocer who smoked the companies' cigarettes for years.
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