Avera & Smith's Rod Smith delivers closings at trial against R.J. Reynolds over the lung cancer death of a long-time Florida smoker. Watch the trial. 

New Port Richey, FL— Jurors this week handed down a $1.225 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds for the role it found the tobacco company played in the cancer death of a Florida man. Walsh v. R.J. Reynolds, 2017-CA-000158.

James Lee delivers his closing statement on behalf of Philip Morris at trial over the heart and lung diseases a Florida man says he developed after smoking the company's cigarettes. Watch the trial. 

Miami, FL— Jurors last week cleared Philip Morris of responsibility for the heart and lung diseases a Florida man says he developed after decades of smoking the company’s cigarettes. Harper v. Philip Morris, et al., 2021-CA-013250.

Peters & Monyak's Robert Monyak delivers his closing argument. Watch the trial. 

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Fort Lauderdale, FL— Jurors Tuesday handed down a $675,000 verdict against R.J. Reynolds after finding the company responsible for the emphysema that forced a long-time smoker to undergo a lung transplant. Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CV-022558.

Nick Rowley, left, and Robert Monyak deliver opening statements in a medical malpractice trial against a radiologist over a child's birth disabilities.