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Miami— A jury hit R.J. Reynolds with a $1 million punitive verdict last week, as part of an unusual decision that awarded no compensatories for the throat cancer that took a Florida smoker's voice box. Moore v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000858.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Moore v. R.J. Reynolds
During closing rebuttal last week at trial over a devastating truck crash, Pete Law played off of his Atlanta roots to appeal to a Whitfield County, Georgia jury and help win an 8-figure verdict.
Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Trucking, Monroe v. Lane's Equipment Rental, Inc., et al.
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Tampa, FL— R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $3.75 million verdict this week for the part jurors found the company played in a Florida woman’s fatal respiratory disease. Durrance-Jones v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-009036.
Topics: Durrance v. R.J. Reynolds
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Vero Beach, FL— A Florida state court judge Monday declared a mistrial eight days into trial against the nation’s two largest tobacco firms, following the death of the plaintiff in the case. Collar v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2011-CA-000115.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Collar v. R.J. Reynolds
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Dalton, GA— A Georgia jury slapped a trucking company and its driver with nearly all of a $21.6 million verdict Friday for the role it found they played in a crash that left a Georgia man with lifelong injuries. Monroe v. Lane's Equipment Rental, et al., 16-CI-00833.
Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Trucking, Monroe v. Lane's Equipment Rental, Inc., et al.
