Miami, FL— Jurors this week awarded $1.3 million to the family of a Florida man for the role cigarettes played in his coronary artery disease. But they ultimately declined to award punitive damages in an unusual verdict that touched on questions concerning when punitive liability is triggered in suits stemming from a decertified class action against the nation’s tobacco companies. Levine (Hoffner) v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., 2016-CA-029336.
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$1.3M Verdict in Tobacco Trial That Raised Questions Over When Punitive Liability Is Triggered
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 23, 2022 3:48:49 PM
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Levine (Hoffner) v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
BREAKING: Billion-Dollar Verdict Hits Philip Morris in Massachusetts Cancer Trial
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 20, 2022 1:12:09 PM
Woburn, MA— Jurors yesterday handed down a $1 billion verdict against Philip Morris for the role they found the tobacco giant played in the lung cancer death of a Massachusetts woman. Fontaine v. Philip Morris, 2081CV00169.
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Topics: Fontaine v. Philip Morris
Cigarette Design the Key Issue as Wrongful Death Trial Opens Against Philip Morris and RJR
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 14, 2022 4:21:52 PM
Miami, FL— Attorneys Monday debated whether defective cigarette design caused the lung cancer death of a Florida woman, as trial opened against the nation’s two largest cigarette makers. Mendez v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, 2018-CA-042377.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Mendez v. Philip Morris
RJR Hit With $6M Verdict for the COPD Death of Florida Woman
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 9, 2022 12:48:19 PM
Tampa, FL— Jurors last week handed down a $6 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds for the role it found the tobacco giant played in the respiratory disease-related death of a Florida woman. Wlasiuk v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-017048.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Wlasiuk v. R.J. Reynolds
Jury Delivers $850K Verdict in Tobacco Trial But Apportions Fraction of Blame to Philip Morris
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 29, 2022 2:13:19 PM
Jacksonville, FL— Jurors last week handed down an $850,000 verdict for the laryngeal cancer death of a long-time Florida smoker, but apportioned only 20% of responsibility to defendant Philip Morris, likely reducing the post-verdict award. Tuttle v. Philip Morris, 2008-CA-000402.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Tuttle v. Philip Morris
