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