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$17M+ Verdict Smacks R.J. Reynolds Over Massachusetts Smoker's Lung Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 31, 2019, 3:38:20 PM

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Lowell, MA— Jurors this week hit R.J. Reynolds with a $17 million-plus verdict for the part they found the tobacco company played in a Massachusetts woman’s lung cancer death. Coyne v. R.J. Reynolds, 1681CV00266.

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UPDATE: Settlement Before Trial Over Birthday Crash That Killed Georgia Woman

Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 31, 2019, 1:27:16 PM

 

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Editor's Note: The parties reached a confidential settlement in the case Friday.

Lawrenceville, GA— Trial is set to begin Monday over a 2015 crash that killed a Georgia woman after a get-together for her 28th birthday. Keene v. Schwartz, 16-C-05811.

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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Keene v. Schwartz

Jury Rejects Celebrity Plastic Surgeon’s Product Liability Lawsuit Over Allegedly Defective Fat Removal Laser

Posted by David Siegel on May 24, 2019, 3:43:28 PM

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Topics: California, Adriana Diaz, et al. v. Cynosure Inc., et al.

Jury Awards No Compensatory Damages But Hits RJR With $1M in Punitives Over Smoker's Throat Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 22, 2019, 3:32:23 PM

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Miami— A jury hit R.J. Reynolds with a $1 million punitive verdict last week, as part of an unusual decision that awarded no compensatories for the throat cancer that took a Florida smoker's voice box. Moore v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000858.

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Moore v. R.J. Reynolds

South Carolina Jury Finds No Asbestos In Johnson & Johnson’s Talc-Based Baby Powder

Posted by David Siegel on May 21, 2019, 6:14:48 PM

CVN screenshot of Johnson & Johnson attorney Michael Brown delivering his closing argument. Click here to see video from the trial.

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Topics: Products Liability, Asbestos, Talc, South Carolina