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Jury Awards $11M+ in Florida Trial Against RJR & PM Over Smoker's Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 17, 2023 2:57:42 PM

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Jacksonville, FL— Jurors this week awarded more than $11 million to the children of a Florida woman who died of cancer after years of smoking cigarettes made by the nation’s two largest tobacco companies. Ferraiuolo v. Philip Morris, et al., 2008-CA-000399.

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Ferraiuolo v. Philip Morris, et al.

Florida Jury Awards $1M in Trial Against Philip Morris Over Marlboro Smoker's Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 13, 2023 11:46:42 AM

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Miami, FL— A Florida jury levied a $1 million total verdict last week against Philip Morris for the role it found the cigarette maker played in the lung cancer death of a longtime Marlboro smoker. Chacon v. Philip Morris, 2008-CA-000102.

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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Chacon v. Philip Morris

Smoker's Ties to Florida a Key as Retrial Opens Against Philip Morris Over His Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 27, 2023 5:11:29 PM

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Retrial opened last week in a claim against Philip Morris over the cancer death of a long-time Marlboro smoker, seven years after a defense verdict in the case, and five years after that verdict’s reversal.  Chacon v. Philip Morris, 2008-CA-000102.

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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Chacon v. Philip Morris

Med Mal Trial Opens Over Death of Florida Man Treated With Powerful Painkiller

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 31, 2023 1:42:42 PM

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West Palm Beach, FL— Attorneys Wednesday debated whether a Florida man who suffered an ultimately fatal respiratory collapse while being treated with powerful pain medication had been appropriately monitored, as trial opened against his treating physician.  Hamby v. Glauser, et al., 2021-CA-002579.

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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Florida, Hamby v. Glauser, et al.

$2.3M Verdict Hits Nursing Home in Wrongful Death Trial Over Patient's Bed Sore

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 16, 2023 10:00:21 AM

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Gainesville, FL— Jurors Friday handed down a $2.3 million verdict against a Florida nursing home for the role they found it played in the death of one of its former residents. Redding v. Parklands Facility, Inc., 2022-CA-000311.

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Topics: Florida, Redding v. Parklands Facility, Inc.