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Orlando, FL—R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $16 million punitive verdict Thursday for its role in the lung cancer death of a 53-year-old Florida woman who began smoking when she was a teenager. Coates v. R.J. Reynolds, 1997-CA-004541.
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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Coates v. R.J. Reynolds
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Topics: California, Adriana Diaz, et al. v. Cynosure Inc., et al.
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West Palm Beach, FL— Attorneys debated whether a South Florida-based nutrition company and the green tea extract it sold are responsible for the disease that cost a Texas man his liver, as trial opened against the company Wednesday. McCants v. Vitacost.com, Inc., 2016-CA-004982.
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Topics: Products Liability, Florida, McCants v. Vitacost.com Inc.
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Topics: Products Liability, Asbestos, California, Talc
Dedham, MA—A Massachusetts state court jury cleared R.J. Reynolds on Wednesday of responsibility for the cancer death of a 54-year-old nurse who smoked for decades. Lagadimas v. R.J. Reynolds, 1582-CV-01474.
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Topics: tobacco, Massachusetts, Lagadimas v. R.J. Reynolds
