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Dalton, GA— Openings are expected early this week at trial against a tractor-trailer owner and a pickup driver over a rainy day, Georgia crash that cost a man his leg. Monroe v. Lane’s Equipment Rental, et al., 16-CI-833-J.
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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Trucking, Monroe v. Lane's Equipment Rental, Inc., et al.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL— A Florida state court jury Thursday handed down a $1.6 million-plus verdict for the respiratory disease and cancer it found a Florida woman suffered because of Philip Morris-brand cigarettes. However, the verdict apportioned the lion’s share of blame to the smoker herself, likely reducing the post-verdict award. Zingaro v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CV-036438.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Zingaro v. Philip Morris, et al.
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Tampa, FL— R.J. Reynolds’s marketing of cigarettes the company knew were dangerous drove a Florida woman to smoke for 50 years and led to her fatal respiratory disease, an attorney for the woman’s family said as trial opened Wednesday against the company. Durrance-Jones v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-009036.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL— After a week-long break in proceedings, closings are expected early next week at trial against the country's two largest cigarette makers for the respiratory disease and cancer a Florida woman says she developed after years of smoking. Zingaro v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CV-036438.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Zingaro v. Philip Morris, et al.
