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Hatziyannakis Engle Tobacco Trial Begins in Ft. Lauderdale

Posted by msch on Feb 2, 2011 4:13:00 PM

Chris Hatziyannakis was a Marlboro smoker who died of lung cancer in 1994. Hatziyannakis v. Phillip Morris was brought by Mr. Hatziyannakis' widow, Despina (Debbie), and his son Jim.

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Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Hatziyannakis v. RJR, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation

Engle Verdict Tracker December - 2010

Posted by msch on Dec 15, 2010 1:12:00 PM

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Topics: Engle Verdict Tracker, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation

Tobacco Pounded By Mega-Verdict in Webb v. R.J. Reynolds

Posted by msch on Nov 15, 2010 7:10:00 PM

The law firm Searcy Denney put a dramatic end to Tobacco's eight-case winning streak today by reeling in an $80M verdict in Webb v. R.J. Reynolds, in Bronson, Florida. Although Tobacco has won eight of the last nine cases, on average during that period they now have lost approximately $9M per trial.

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Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Engle Progeny, Webb v. Philip Morris, Tobacco Litigation

Tobacco On Winning Rampage with Espinosa -- Eight Straight

Posted by msch on Nov 12, 2010 3:20:00 PM

The jury deliberated for less than an hour in Espinosa v. Philip Morris before returning a verdict in favor of the defense.

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Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Espinosa v. Philip Morris, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation

Espinosa v. Philip Morris Closings

Posted by msch on Nov 12, 2010 9:54:00 AM

Espinosa v. Philip Morris completed completed closing arguments today on both liability and damages.

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Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Espinosa v. Philip Morris, Engle Progeny, Tobacco Litigation