West Palm Beach, FL—A Florida jury awarded more than $1 million to a woman with late-stage emphysema from a 40-year smoking habit at trial against the tobacco company accused of hiding the dangers of smoking while selling her cigarettes for decades. Ford v. R.J. Reynolds, 2016-CA-002230.
$1M Verdict for Smoker with Late-Stage Emphysema in Trial Against RJR
Posted by Meghan Gourley on Nov 18, 2016 3:36:58 PM
Topics: Negligence, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, ford v. r.j. reynolds
Philip Morris & RJR Hit with $5.5M Judgment, Plus Possible Punitives, at Trial Over New York Native's Fatal Cancer
Posted by Meghan Gourley on Nov 17, 2016 1:04:07 PM
Fort Lauderdale, FL—Jurors found R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris liable in the lung cancer death of a New York native, slapping the tobacco giants with nearly $5.5 million in compensatory damages and finding punitives potentially warranted for conspiring to hide the dangers of their cigarettes for decades. Martin v. Philip Morris, et al., 2007-CV-036440.
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Martin v. Philip Morris
Appeals Court Scuttles Rare $8M Asbestos Verdict Against R.J. Reynolds, Crane Co.
Posted by David Siegel on Nov 17, 2016 11:11:12 AM
Defense Accuses Exterminator of Lying About Shoulder Injury, as GA Car Crash Trial Opens
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 17, 2016 9:20:04 AM
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Decatur, GA—Attorneys debated whether decades of job-related orthopedic stress or a rear-end collision caused a Snellville exterminator’s shoulder injury, as trial began Tuesday against the woman who crashed into him. Rush v. Mealor, 14A52556.
Topics: Negligence, Georgia, Transportation, rush v. mealor
$10M Verdict, After $6M in Punitives, Against Philip Morris & RJR for Ex-Nurse's Cancer, COPD
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 16, 2016 4:23:59 PM
Alex Alvarex delivers his closing argument during the punitive phase of trial against Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds over the cancer and respiratory disease Mary Howles claims was caused by the companies' deceit. Jurors Tuesday imposed a $6 million punitive award, following the $4 million in compensatories they awarded a day earlier.
Fort Lauderdale, FL—A South Florida jury imposed a $6 million punitive verdict on R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris yesterday, completing a $10 million damage award against the tobacco giants for their role in a former nurse’s cancer and respiratory disease. Howles v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CV-034919.
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida