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R.J. Reynolds Prevails in Musician's $1.9M Suit Claiming Smoking Caused COPD

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 25, 2015 2:22:00 PM

Frank Bayuk argues Cynthia Green failed to establish the nicotine addiction or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease she needed to prove in order to recover in her suit against R.J. Reynolds. Watch closings in the case. 


Miami—Jurors Tuesday found a South Florida musician did not suffer from the respiratory disease she claimed was caused by decades of smoking, giving R.J. Reynolds the win in her $1.9 million suit against the tobacco giant. Green v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-046326.

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Topics: Negligence, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, product liability, green v. R.J. Reynolds