Robert Shields details the smoking history of Rayfield Brown, who died of lung cancer in 1995. Shields is representing Brown's widow as trial opened on damages Thursday.
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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Engle Progeny Review, Russo v. Philip Morris, Ryan v. R.J. Reynolds, Brown v. Philip Morris USA
Credibility is often the primary dividing line between winning and losing at trial, especially in personal injury negligence cases.
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Topics: Negligence, Florida, Allen v. Buckner, Video Highlight
William Geraghty delivers closing arguments in Tina Russo's wrongful death suit against R.J. Reynolds and Geraghty's client, Philip Morris. The tobacco makers prevailed against Russo's claim that their deception about the dangers of smoking led to her mother's nicotine addiction, respiratory disease, and death. Click here to watch the trial on demand.
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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Russo v. Philip Morris
In the recent Fulton County Superior Court case of Winfred Evans v. Norfolk Southern Railway et al. (2012CV223527), the railroad admitted liability for the accident in which Evans was injured but, in its closing statement, suggested that fair compensation for his injuries might be approximately $100,000, far less than the $1.5 million Evans was seeking.
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Topics: Negligence, Georgia, Evans v. Norfolk Southern Railway
In the nearly nine years since the Florida Supreme Court decertified Engle v. Liggett Group Inc., CVN has broadcast more than 120 Engle progeny proceedings. Harnessing the data from that library of cases, we first introduced our Engle Trading Cards in 2011 as a light-hearted way to highlight the key individuals and trials across this landmark litigation. Last September, we introduced Series 2, a 12-card set that included CVN's Engle Attorneys of the Year and met unprecedented popularity.
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