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Fort Pierce, FL—Jurors last week handed down a $3 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds for the role it played in the lung cancer death of a Florida man who had quit smoking 11 years before developing the disease. Burgess v. R.J. Reynolds, 2009-CA-009060.
Topics: tobacco, Florida, Burgess v. R.J. Reynolds
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Miami— R.J. Reynolds was cleared Friday of responsibility for the death of a South Florida grandmother who smoked for more than 40 years. Cohen v. R.J. Reynolds, 2014-CA-018677.
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West Palm Beach, FL—Jurors last week imposed a $500,000 punitive verdict against R.J. Reynolds but cleared Philip Morris of punitive responsibility over a long-time smoker’s cancer. Perrotto v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2007CA023841.
Topics: tobacco, Florida, Perrotto v. RJ Reynolds
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Atlanta—In an opinion handed down Monday, the Georgia Supreme Court highlighted the limits a personal injury settlement could place on a wrongful death claim filed years later. Bibbs, et al. v. Toyota Motor Corp., et al, S18Q0075.
Topics: Georgia, Georgia Supreme Court
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Fort Lauderdale, FL—The nation’s two largest tobacco companies were hit with $12 million in punitive damages last Friday, wrapping a $20 million total jury award at trial over a Florida woman’s cancer death. Landi v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al., 2008-CV-025814.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Landi v. R.J. Reynolds
