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.
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Ryan v. R.J. Reynolds
Decatur, GA—Trial began in DeKalb County State Court in the case of a 29-year-old man who suffered a fatal heart attack while playing soccer less than one week after being told by a cardiologist that his EKG was normal. Chinh Truong v. Steven Rosenthal MD and Georgia Heart Associates, PC (14A50672).
Alex Alvarez tells jurors in closing arguments that his client, Thomas Ryan, was misled by R.J. Reynolds claims that filtered cigarettes were safer to smoke. Jurors awarded Ryan and his wife, Bettye, $21.5 million in compensatory damages Friday afternoon in their suit against Reynolds.
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Engle Progeny Review, Russo v. Philip Morris, Ryan v. R.J. Reynolds
