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|VIDEO| Key Moments From Four Recent, Headline-Grabbing Trials

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 19, 2023 10:15:00 AM

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Philip Morris Prevails in Trial Over New Mexico Smoker's Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 16, 2023 2:56:42 PM

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Santa Fe, NM— Jurors early this month cleared Philip Morris and Allsup’s Convenience Stores, Inc. of liability for the oral cancer that killed a New Mexico man who smoked for decades. Waters/Youngers v. Philip Morris, et al.

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Topics: tobacco, New Mexico, Waters 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

$200M Verdict Hits RJR for Massachusetts Woman's Lung Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 6, 2023 12:24:51 PM

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Boston, MA— Jurors Tuesday handed down a $200 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds at trial over the cancer death of a Massachusetts woman who had claimed that free, sample cigarettes started her on the road to more than 50 years of smoking and nicotine addiction. Jones v. R.J. Reynolds, 1684CV03277. 

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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Massachusetts, Jones v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

|VIDEO| GA Jury Awards $300K at Trial Over Student's Wreck-Related Knee Injuries

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 2, 2023 4:38:15 PM


Lawrenceville, GA— Jurors late last month awarded $300,000 to a medical student for knee injuries she suffered in a 2020 car crash. Grimes v. Nemeth, 21-C-07514-S6. 

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Topics: Grimes v. Nemeth