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Trial Begins Against RJR Over Ex-Smoker's Respiratory Disease Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 21, 2022 3:52:14 PM

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Tampa, FL— Jurors heard opposing narratives over what drove a Florida woman’s smoking decisions across decades, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds last Friday over her respiratory disease-related death. Long v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000499.

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

$10M Verdict Handed Down Against RV Dealership at Trial Over Fatal Collision

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 20, 2022 5:04:40 PM

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Daytona Beach, FL— Jurors Tuesday awarded more than $10 million to the parents of a Florida pedestrian who was struck and killed by an RV in 2019. Branen v. La Mesa RV Center, et al., 2019-CICI-31641. 

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Topics: Florida, Transportation, Branen v. La Mesa RV Center, et al.

Trial Opens Over Deadly Florida RV Collision

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 13, 2022 9:51:25 AM

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Daytona Beach, FL— A Florida jury heard competing narratives as to what happened in the moments before a recreational vehicle fatally struck a pedestrian, as trial opened Tuesday against the RV’s driver and the dealership that employed him. Branen v. La Mesa RV Center, et al., 2019-CICI-31641. 

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Topics: Florida, Transportation, Branen v. La Mesa RV Center, et al.

Trial Over Fatal Collision With RV Set to Begin

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 7, 2022 2:52:43 PM

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Daytona Beach, FL— An RV dealership faces trial next week over claims it is liable for a 2019 collision that killed a Florida pedestrian. Branen v. La Mesa RV Center, et al., 2019-31641-CICI.

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Topics: Florida, Transportation, Branen v. La Mesa RV Center, et al.

Trial Opens Against RJR Over Former Smoker's Bladder Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 5, 2022 12:10:03 PM

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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. 

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