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CVN Tobacco Litigation Roundup for November '21

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 2, 2021 2:02:00 PM

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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

$5.57M Total Verdict Against RJR for 49-Year-Old's Lung Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 24, 2021 3:24:31 PM

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Bartow, FL— R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $5.57 million verdict last week for the role jurors found the company played in the lung cancer death of a Florida man. Leidinger v. R.J. Reynolds.

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Topics: Engle Progeny, Florida, Leidinger v. R.J. Reynolds

Jury Awards $6M in COPD Trial Against R.J. Reynolds

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 24, 2021 2:02:43 PM

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Jacksonville, FL— Jurors last week awarded $6 million to a Florida woman after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for the respiratory disease she developed after decades of smoking. Wydra v. R.J. Reynolds. 

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

$5M Verdict Handed Down Against RJR for Camel Smoker's Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 18, 2021 2:41:13 PM

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Viera, FL— R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $5 million verdict Tuesday for the role jurors found the company and its Camel cigarettes played in the lung cancer death of a Florida man. Morse v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-006848. 

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Topics: Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Florida, Morse v. R.J. Reynolds

Tobacco Trial Opens With Battle of Timelines Surrounding Ex-Smoker's COPD

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 8, 2021 2:15:22 PM

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Jacksonville, FL— As trial opened last week against R.J. Reynolds over a Florida woman’s respiratory disease, claims surrounding the disease’s onset promise to play a key role in the case. Wydra v. R.J. Reynolds. 

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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Wydra v. R.J. Reynolds