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Tampa, FL— R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $10 million total verdict last week for the role jurors found the company played in the bladder cancer a Florida man developed after decades of smoking. Rutkowski v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-014667. 

Last month's verdict finding a Florida company responsible for the drilling accident that left a large swath of Fort Lauderdale without water was keyed by testimony that the company failed to properly detail the work on dig forms, a co-lead counsel for the case’s 9000-plus-member plaintiff class told CVN.

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Tampa, FL— Jurors heard opposing narratives over what drove a Florida woman’s smoking decisions across decades, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds last Friday over her respiratory disease-related death. Long v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000499.

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Daytona Beach, FL— Jurors Tuesday awarded more than $10 million to the parents of a Florida pedestrian who was struck and killed by an RV in 2019. Branen v. La Mesa RV Center, et al., 2019-CICI-31641. 

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With trials across the country resuming (pausing and resuming yet again) throughout 2021, CVN covered proceedings ranging from low-speed collision cases to blockbuster products liability claims. Look back at some of the top video highlights from CVN’s coverage throughout the year.  And subscribe to CVN’s YouTube page for the latest free clips from our gavel-to-gavel coverage.