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$19.4M Award Hammers Tobacco Companies at Trial Over Death of Florida Professor

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 21, 2016 2:42:06 PM

Bob Shields delivers his closing argument on behalf of Mary Faricy-Pardue, who sued R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris for the death of her husband, John "Jack" Faricy, a long-time smoker who developed heart and respiratory disease. Jurors awarded more than $19 million in the case. 


Gainesville, FL—A Florida jury slapped R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris with more than $19 million in damages for the role it found the cigarette makers played in the death of a former University of Florida professor. Faricy-Pardue v. R.J. Reynolds, 2014-CA-2010.

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Faricy-Pardue v. R.J. Reynolds

Tobacco Cos. Cleared at Trial Over Smoker's Respiratory Disease

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 19, 2016 6:11:42 PM

Frank Kelly delivers his closing arguments at trial against R.J. Reynolds and Kelly's client, Philip Morris, over respiratory disease suffered by Paul Dubinsky, a smoker for more than 35 years. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Dubinsky v. Philip Morris

CVN Florida's Defense Attorneys of 2016: Partners Who Cleared Dr. in $75M Med Mal Trial

Posted by Courtroom View Network on Dec 16, 2016 10:19:28 AM

CVN cameras were in the courtroom for key defense wins in major trials throughout Florida in 2016. The winners of the CVN Florida's Defense Attorney of the Year distinguished themselves with a hard-fought win in a medical malpractice trial with up to $75 million at stake. 

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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Florida, Dadi v. Sharma, Florida Defense Attorneys of the Year

CVN Georgia's Defense Attorney of 2016

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 14, 2016 6:17:12 PM

Georgia's top defense attorneys won high-stakes, CVN-covered trials across the state this year. CVN Georgia's 2016 Defense Attorney of the Year earned the honor with a critical win in an eight-figure medical malpractice trial. 

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Topics: Medical Malpractice, Georgia Attorney of the Year, Palacios v. Kaufman

Watch Ursula Henninger's Closing Help Curb Punitives in Seven-Figure Tobacco Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 13, 2016 6:41:11 PM

Mounting a strong defense in a trial's punitive phase can be daunting. A defense attorney is often faced with convincing jurors that the defendant they just found committed wrongdoing egregious enough to warrant harsh punishment has actually changed enough to mitigate that same punishment. King & Spalding's Ursula Henninger met that task by turning the tables on the idea that a tobacco giant only had an eye for profits.  Martin v. Philip Morris, et al., 2007-CV-036440. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Martin v. Philip Morris