Daytona Beach, FL—Trial opened Thursday against R.J. Reynolds over the death of a Florida health department worker who chain smoked for years. Coursey v. R.J. Reynolds, 2013-30656-CICI.
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Trial Begins Over Lung Cancer Death of Chain Smoking Health Dept. Worker
Posted by Meghan Gourley on Aug 19, 2016 5:10:50 PM
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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, engle, Florida, Coursey v. R.J. Reynolds
RJ Reynolds Cleared of Liability at $3M+ Trial over Ex-Insurance Exec's Heart Disease
Posted by Meghan Gourley on Aug 19, 2016 4:22:06 PM
Miami, FL—Jurors Thursday found a retired insurance executive not addicted to nicotine and cleared cigarette-maker R.J. Reynolds from responsibility for the heart disease he suffered after years of smoking, but not before the panel signaled its struggle to reach a verdict. Wilkins v. R.J. Reynolds, 15-2007-CA-20.15-2007-CA-20.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Wilkins v. R.J. Reynolds
Jury Hits R.J. Reynolds for $5M in Widow's Suit over Fatal Cancer
Posted by Meghan Gourley on Aug 16, 2016 2:26:38 PM
Miami, FL—Jurors sided with the widow of a longtime Florida smoker who died of lung cancer, awarding her $5 million in compensatory damages and rejecting claims by the tobacco company that the lawsuit was time-barred. Mathis v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-47118.
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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Mathis v. R.J. Reynolds
Ex-Insurance Exec Who Suffered Heart Disease Says Cigarettes Controlled His Life, as Trial Begins Against RJR
Posted by Meghan Gourley on Aug 12, 2016 3:55:45 PM
Miami, FL—A former insurance executive who underwent open-heart surgery after smoking for 30 years told jurors cigarettes controlled his life so completely it was all he thought about by the time he finally quit, as trial against cigarette-maker R.J. Reynolds got underway this week. Wilkins v. R.J. Reynolds, 15-2007-CA-20.15-2007-CA-20.
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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Wilkins v. R.J. Reynolds
Smoker Showed Cancer Signs Long Before Lawsuit Cutoff Date, Daughter Says in Tobacco Trial
Posted by Meghan Gourley on Aug 9, 2016 4:33:37 PM
Miami, FL—The daughter of a decades-long smoker said her father suffered from lung cancer symptoms long before the cutoff date for filing suit under a Florida class action against the nation's tobacco companies, as trial continued this week against R.J. Reynolds. Mathis v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-47118.
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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Mathis v. R.J. Reynolds
