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Fort Lauderdale, FL— Attorneys argued Wednesday over whether a scheme to hide the dangers of cigarettes killed a Florida woman and whether the claim itself was time barred, as trial began against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies. Simon v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2007-CV-027976.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Simon v. R.J. Reynolds
Premises liability cases involving a property's security often turn on whether the property owner could have reasonably done anything to make the premises safer. In a January 2018 trial over the shooting death of an apartment tenant, Weinberg Wheeler’s Mark Johnson crafted a forceful argument on that issue, helping clear the apartment of 99% of fault in the case. Alexis v. Riverstone Residential SE, 14A52296E5.
Topics: Premises Liability, Georgia, Alexis v. Riverstone Residential, LLCet al.
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Jacksonville, FL—Jurors delivered a $7.5 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds this week for the part they found the tobacco company played in the cancer death of a Florida truck driver.Olson v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000396.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Olson v. R.J. Reynolds
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Morales v. R.J. Reynolds
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Atlanta—Jurors Friday evening cleared Milliken & Company of fault in the first wrongful death case to go to trial over a Georgia plane crash that killed five employees of a vascular practice. McCorkle, et al. v. Milliken & Company, et al., 15EV000163.
Topics: Premises Liability, Georgia, McCorkle v. Milliken & Company
