Miami, FL— Jurors Friday cleared R.J. Reynolds of liability for a Florida woman’s death from respiratory disease, after they found her family’s claim time-barred. Sikes v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA000310.
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Jury Finds Engle Tobacco Claim Against R.J. Reynolds Time-Barred
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 23, 2023 4:08:11 PM
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Topics: Engle Progeny, Florida, Sikes v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
|VIDEO| Highlights From a Trio of CVN’s Latest Trials
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 18, 2023 3:49:18 PM
Over the last month, CVN has covered a host of blockbuster trials across the country, including a $9 million medical malpractice case and an auto defect claim against Nissan. Check out key moments from just a few of the most recent headline-making proceedings we’ve covered.
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Topics: Velaga v. Resurgens, et al., Joseph Lopez v. City of San Diego, Salinas, et al. v. Nissan
|VIDEO| The Defense Acknowledgment That Can Be Crucial at Trial
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 15, 2023 3:48:09 PM
Attorneys defending a personal injury case must strike a delicate balance between vigorously representing their client without coming across as cold and unsympathetic to a plaintiff’s condition. And in the latest episode of CVN’s Trial Technique Spotlight, Shane Read, one of the country’s preeminent trial presentation experts, analyzes how Allison Brown masterfully struck that balance in her opening statement at a talc trial against Johnson & Johnson, laying the groundwork for a defense verdict in the case.
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Topics: forrest v. johnson & johnson, Trial Technique Spotlight
Timeline of Smoker's Fatal COPD at Issue as Trial Opens Against RJR
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 11, 2023 4:23:11 PM
Miami, FL— The timeline surrounding the development of a smoker’s respiratory disease served as a key point of dispute as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds last week over the woman's death from the condition. Sikes v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000310.
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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Sikes v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
New Mexico Jury Clears Philip Morris in Trial Over Ex-Smoker's Cancer
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 2, 2023 2:48:05 PM
Socorro, NM— Philip Morris prevailed late last month at trial over the bladder cancer a New Mexico man claims was caused by the company's cigarettes. Ferrer v. Philip Morris, D-725-CV-201900132.
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Topics: tobacco, product liability, New Mexico, Ferrer v. Philip Morris, et al.
