Jacksonville, FL—Attorneys battled Thursday over responsibility for the respiratory disease that killed a Florida man who allegedly smoked up to three packs of cigarettes a day for more than 30 years, as trial opened Thursday against R.J. Reynolds. Prentice v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000386.
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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Prentice v. R.J. Reynolds
Despite a mountain of evidence and days of testimony, a courtroom gallery can catch its collective breath or a verdict can turn with a single powerful moment in a lawyer's closing or an intense back-and-forth with a key witness. Three of the most memorable moments in CVN's trials last month include:
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Topics: Taylor Bean Plan Trust v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, Harthsorne v. MetLife, et al., Khan v. Moore Freight Service Inc.
Daytona Beach, FL—A widow's suit over the respiratory disease and death of her husband, a 2-pack-a-day smoker for nearly half a century, is time barred, lawyers for R.J. Reynolds claimed Thursday as trial opened against the tobacco giant. Smith v. R.J. Reynolds, 2015 30548 CICI.
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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Smith v. R.J. Reynolds
Palm Beach, FL—A South Florida retail property owner's paint job on an access ramp led to a woman's traumatic brain and spinal injuries, an attorney representing the woman argued as trial opened Wednesday against the property owner and painting contractor. Sumner v. Lantana Palm Beach Retail, et al., 2010CA11199.
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Topics: Premises Liability, Florida, Traumatic Brain Injury, Retail, Sumner v. Lantana Palm Beach Retail
