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Miami, FL— Jurors last week awarded $6 million to the family of a Florida woman after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for her respiratory disease-related death. Dubins v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-001470.
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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Dubins v. R.J. Reynolds
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Brunswick, GA— Attorneys Monday debated who should bear responsibility for the sweeping fallout of opioid addiction, as a first-of-its-kind, private-plaintiff jury trial over the opioid epidemic opened in Georgia against three drug distributors. Poppell, et al. v. Cardinal Health, Inc., et al., CE19-00472.
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Brunswick, GA— Openings are expected Monday in what is believed to be the nation’s first state court jury trial brought by private plaintiffs over the opioid epidemic, with CVN streaming the Georgia court proceedings. Poppell, et al. v. Cardinal Health Inc., et al., CE19-00472.
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Miami, FL— A Florida jury handed down a $5 million verdict against Philip Morris Friday after concluding a Florida man died from lung cancer caused by the company’s Marlboro cigarettes. However, jurors apportioned 40% of fault to the smoker himself. Hoffman v. Philip Morris, 2017-CA-005939.
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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Hoffman v. Philip Morris
