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R.J. Reynolds Prevails at Trial Over Cuban Immigrant's Throat Cancer
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 23, 2018 8:50:38 AM
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Morales v. R.J. Reynolds
Jury Hits RJR With $2M Verdict, Plus Possible Punitives, For Smoker's Fatal Throat Cancer
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 17, 2018 7:10:52 AM
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Gainesville, FL—Jurors Thursday night handed down a $2 million verdict night against R.J. Reynolds, and found punitives potentially warranted, for the part they concluded the cigarette maker played in the throat cancer-related death of a Florida smoker. Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds, 2015-CA-002554.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida
Attorneys Battle Over RJR's Role in Smoker's Death, as Trial Begins
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 9, 2018 10:23:12 AM
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Gainesville, FL—Attorneys Tuesday debated what role, if any, R.J. Reynolds and its marketing played in the death of a Florida smoker, as trial opened against the tobacco giant. Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds, 2015-CA-002554.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds
Jury Awards $4.6M to Smoker After Finding RJR Liable for His Heart, Vascular Diseases
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 31, 2018 1:05:13 PM
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Pensacola, FL—A state court jury awarded $4.62 million last week to a Florida smoker who claims R.J. Reynolds is responsible for a decades-long nicotine addiction that caused his heart and vascular diseases. Bush v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007CA003083.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Bush v. R.J. Reynolds
$5M Verdict Smacks Philip Morris, RJR at Trial Over Florida Woman's Fatal Lung Cancer
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 25, 2018 9:43:36 AM
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Fort Lauderdale, FL— A nearly $3 million punitive verdict last week capped a $5 million total award to a Florida man for the role a jury found the country’s two largest cigarette makers played in his wife’s cancer death. Kaplan v. Philip Morris, CACE 08025823.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Kaplan v. Philip Morris