Huish v. R.J. Reynolds (Gainesville, Florida).
Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation, Huish v. RJR
Plaintiff Verdict in Huish v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Trial
Posted by msch on Feb 22, 2011 11:17:00 PM
Huish v. R.J. Reynolds (Gainsville, Florida)
Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation, Huish v. RJR
Hatziyannakis v. Philip Morris (Fort Lauderdale, FL).
Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Hatziyannakis v. RJR, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation
Huish v. R.J. Reynolds involves John Huish, who was born in 1929. Mr. Huish started smoking cigarettes as a teenager in the mid or late 1940's, approximately 20 years before the first caution label appeared on a pack of cigarettes. Mr. Huish died of small cell lung cancer in 1993, at the age of 64. The case was brought by Mr. Huish's widow, Anna Louise Huish.
Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation, Huish v. RJR
Jones Day's Stephen Kaczynski won big for R.J. Reynolds today in Kirkland v. R.J. Reynolds when a Tampa jury awarded just $100,000 in compensatory damages to smoker Leroy Kirkland, and apportioned 90% fault to Mr. Kirkland, and 10% fault to R.J. Reynolds. The plaintiff had requested compensatory damages of $96,250,500.
Topics: Engle Progeny, Kirkland v. Reynolds, Tobacco Litigation


