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Opening statement in Warrick v. RJ Reynolds by Shook Hardy Bacon's Ken Reilly, on behalf of Philip Morris, reminded the jury that not all smokers get addicted, and addicted smokers can quit. Moreover, quitting smoking can prevent or reduce the effects of smoking-related illness.
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Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Warrick v. RJ Reynolds, Tobacco Litigation
Piendle v. RJ Reynolds, the first Engle-progeny tobacco trial to be held in Palm Beach, Florida pits Searcy Denney's Greg Barnhart, representing Charlie Piendle's widow, Margaret Piendle, against Jones Day's Peter Biersteker, on behalf of RJ Reynolds, and Shook Hardy Bacon's Frank Kelly, on behalf of Philip Morris. CVN is webcasting live, gavel-to-gavel.
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Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation, Piendle v. RJ Reynolds
The Warrick v. RJ Reynolds tobacco trial is being webcast live by CVN.
Eveline Warrick started smoking at age 13 in 1949. She later suffered chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and eventually died of lung cancer.
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Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Warrick v. RJ Reynolds, Tobacco Litigation
CVN will provide a live webcast of Gillette v. OneBeacon Insurance, an insurance liability case involving environmental remediation costs and defense costs associated with groundwater contamination resulting from the release of solvents at a former Gillette manufacturing facility in Santa Monica, California.
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Topics: Gillette v. OneBeacon, Insurance, Environmental
