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Fort Lauderdale, FL— Jurors Tuesday handed down a $675,000 verdict against R.J. Reynolds after finding the company responsible for the emphysema that forced a long-time smoker to undergo a lung transplant. Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CV-022558.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds
Fort Lauderdale, FL— R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $9.37 million verdict late last month for the role jurors found the company played in the death of a long-time smoker, capping retrial in a case that last saw a jury 10 years ago. Irimi v. R.J. Reynolds, CACE08026337.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Irimi v. R.J. Reynolds
Jacksonville, FL— Jurors this week awarded more than $11 million to the children of a Florida woman who died of cancer after years of smoking cigarettes made by the nation’s two largest tobacco companies. Ferraiuolo v. Philip Morris, et al., 2008-CA-000399.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Ferraiuolo v. Philip Morris, et al.
Miami, FL— Attorneys Thursday debated the timeline surrounding a long-time Florida smoker’s lung cancer, as trial over his death from the disease opened against Philip Morris. Garcia v. Philip Morris, 2017-CA-005523.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Garcia v. Philip Morris, et al.
Tampa, FL— Jurors Wednesday previewed evidence about what drove a Florida woman to smoke for most of her life, as trial opened against Philip Morris over her lung cancer death. Martin v. Philip Morris, 2008-CA-018094.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Martin v. Philip Morris, et al.
