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Miami, FL— Attorneys debated whether Marlboro cigarettes were responsible for a Florida man’s cancer death, as trial opened Monday against Philip Morris. Monzon v. Philip Morris, 2008-CA-000110.
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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Monzon v. Philip Morris
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Fort Lauderdale, FL—Trial opened Wednesday over whether a Florida attorney breached his duty to a wealthy Florida couple when planning their estate valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Scott, et al. v. Rosen, et al., 20000CACE868.
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Topics: Florida, Estate Planning, Scott, et al. v. Rosen, et al.
Editor's update: Parties reached a $683 million settlement in the case.
New Port Richey, FL— A Florida jury previewed evidence concerning whether Walgreens bears responsibility for the devastating impact opioids have had in the state, as trial opened Monday against the pharmacy chain. State of Florida v. Walgreens, 2018-CA-001438.
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Topics: Florida, Pharmaceutical, State of Florida v. Purdue Pharma, et al.
Morgan & Morgan's Keith Mitnik tells jurors repositioning was not a "do-it-yourself job" for Carol Reed during her stay at a Florida rehabilitation center. Watch more of the closings below.
Distilling a case into its key elements using vivid, relatable terms can be critical to persuading a jury. Morgan & Morgan’s Keith Mitnik calls these terms “stickies,” because they stick in jurors’ minds as they deliberate. And at trial against a rehabilitation center over the bone-deep pressure sore one of its patients developed, Mitnik used those stickies to win an 8-figure verdict.
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Topics: Florida, Reed v. Life Care Centers of America, et al.
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Tampa, FL— Attorneys Wednesday debated why a Florida man continued to smoke for decades, including roughly a dozen years after he was diagnosed with respiratory disease, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds over his death. Hancock v. R.J. Reynolds, 2009-CA-018859.
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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Hancock v. Philip Morris, et al.
