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CVN's Engle Defense Attorney of 2019 Notched a Pair of Key Wins

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 20, 2019 12:58:17 PM

For more than a decade, Florida’s Engle progeny tobacco litigation has featured some of the top lawyers in the country. 

The cases are among thousands that stem from a Florida class action suit that the state’s supreme court ultimately decertified, allowing individual plaintiffs to recover against the nation's tobacco companies if they can prove the smokers in their cases suffered from nicotine addiction that caused a smoking-related disease.

The ongoing nature of the litigation has finely honed the courtroom skills of its attorneys, with CVN’s unrivaled Engle coverage capturing veritable master classes of trial work. It’s one reason why we honor the best Engle attorneys each year. 

And this year’s Engle Defense Attorney honoree went undefeated in a pair of high-stakes cases.

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Topics: Engle Progeny, Pollari v. R.J. Reynolds et al, Zingaro v. Philip Morris, et al.

Mistrial in $6M+ Case Against Philip Morris Over Smoker's COPD and Fatal Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 22, 2019 1:50:20 PM

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Miami, FL— A Florida state court judge Wednesday declared a mistrial in a case against Philip Morris after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on whether the company was responsible for a Florida man’s respiratory disease and death. Garcia v. Philip Morris, 2007-CA-045267. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Garcia v. Philip Morris

Jury Hands Down $42.5M Total Verdict Against Philip Morris and RJR in Retrial Over Smoker's Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 13, 2019 9:03:26 PM

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Miami, FL— R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris were hit with a $42.5 million total verdict in a retrial over the 1996 cancer death of a Florida smoker. Gloger v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2011-CA-23377.

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Gloger v. R.J. Reynolds

Jury Awards $9.2M, Plus Punitives TBD, in Same-Sex Spouse's Wrongful Death Case Against Philip Morris and RJR

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 8, 2019 6:47:11 PM

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Fort Lauderdale, FL— In what is likely Florida's first wrongful death tobacco case brought by a same-sex surviving spouse to go to trial, jurors Thursday awarded $9.2 million in compensatory damages, and found punitives potentially warranted, for the role they found Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds played in a smoker’s death. Caprio v. Philip Morris, 2007-CV-036719. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Caprio v. Philip Morris

R.J. Reynolds Prevails at Trial Over Camel & Kool Smoker's Fatal Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 25, 2019 11:50:22 AM

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Stuart, FL— A Florida state court jury Thursday cleared R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for a long-time smoker’s cancer death. Delancy v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000067. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Delancy v. R.J. Reynolds