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Engle Trading Card Tuesday: Gary Paige

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 2, 2014, 5:36:00 PM

Each Tuesday we issue a new trading card featuring an attorney, trial, or firm from Florida’s Engle progeny tobacco cases. Our exclusive cards provide a light-hearted way to track important statistics throughout this landmark tobacco litigation.
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Topics: Engle Litigation Trading Cards, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation

Opening Statement of the Week: J. Bruce Jackson in Miller v. A.W. Chesterton

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 1, 2014, 6:41:00 PM

 

The Trial: Miller v. A.W. Chesterton

The Attorney: J. Bruce Jackson, for the plaintiff. 

Causation can be a particularly difficult element to prove in toxic tort cases. Time is often a plaintiff's attorney's biggest enemy in such suits. The decades that pass between the exposure to a defendant's chemical and plaintiff's illness can fuel skeptical jurors' doubt in your argument. In Miller v. A.W. Chesterton, J. Bruce Jackson uses his opening statement to lead jurors step by step from Ralph Miller's asbestos exposure to his mesothelioma years later. 

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Topics: Asbestos, Opening Statement of the Week, Trial Techniques, Miller v. AW Chesterton Company

Engle Progeny Review for the Week of November 24

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 26, 2014, 4:38:00 PM

 

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, Andy Allen v. RJR, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation, CVN Florida, Engle Progeny Review, News

$3M to Family of Smoker Who Died From COPD

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 24, 2014, 12:24:00 PM


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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, Andy Allen v. RJR, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation, Mass Torts, CVN Florida, News

Tobacco Manufacturers Hit With $4M Verdict in Engle Progeny Lung Cancer Suit

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 22, 2014, 7:53:00 AM

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Topics: Negligence, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation, CVN Florida, News, Perrotto v. RJ Reynolds