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Tampa, FL— Jurors last week handed down a $9.75 million verdict at trial against R.J. Reynolds over an 80-year-old former smoker's death from respiratory disease. Long v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000499.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Long v. R.J. Reynolds
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Tampa, FL— R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $10 million total verdict last week for the role jurors found the company played in the bladder cancer a Florida man developed after decades of smoking. Rutkowski v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-014667.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Rutkowski v. R.J. Reynolds
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Tampa, FL— Jurors heard opposing narratives over what drove a Florida woman’s smoking decisions across decades, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds last Friday over her respiratory disease-related death. Long v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000499.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Long v. R.J. Reynolds
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Tampa, FL— Trial opened Monday against R.J. Reynolds over the bladder cancer a Florida man developed after decades of smoking, with attorneys sparring over what role, if any, tobacco industry messaging played in leading to the disease. Rutkowski v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-014667.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Rutkowski v. R.J. Reynolds
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November saw a full slate of big-ticket tobacco trials in courts across the country. Check out some of the top stories in CVN’s tobacco litigation coverage last month.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Massachusetts
