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This article has been updated to reflect Friday's jury verdict.
Fort Lauderdale, FL—R.J. Reynolds Friday was found liable for nearly $14 million in compensatory damages, plus potential punitives, after jurors found the tobacco giant responsible for the respiratory disease that forced a South Florida smoker to undergo a lung transplant. Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CV-022558.
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds
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DeLand, FL—Jurors Wednesday cleared R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for the oral cancer that killed a 53-year-old smoker. Kelsey v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007 33215 CICI.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Kelsey v. R.J. Reynolds
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Fort Lauderdale, FL—Attorneys sparred Thursday over whether R.J. Reynolds is responsible for the respiratory disease that forced a former dental assistant to undergo a lung transplant, as trial began against the tobacco giant. Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CV-022558.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds
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DeLand, FL—R.J. Reynolds’ role in a broad scheme to hide the dangers of cigarettes ultimately caused the mouth cancer that killed a 53-year-old Florida smoker, an attorney for the smoker’s widow claimed Thursday as trial began against the tobacco giant. Kelsey v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007 33215 CICI.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Kelsey v. R.J. Reynolds
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Pensacola, FL—Attorneys last week debated what role, if any, nicotine addiction and tobacco marketing played in a Florida man’s death from complications related to heart disease, as trial began against Philip Morris.Bryant v. Philip Morris, 2015CA001691.
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Bryant v. Philip Morris
