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|VIDEO| CVN Tobacco's Top of '20 (So Far): These Attorneys Keyed a $26M+ Award in Cancer Case Retrial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Apr 1, 2020 2:21:35 PM

Gary Paige delivers closings that set up the biggest Engle tobacco verdict of the first quarter of 2020. See below for video featuring James Gustafson.


Court closures have paused Florida’s decade-plus-long, Engle-progeny tobacco litigation. However, before courts shut down, the first three months of 2020 had already produced a slate of headline-grabbing verdicts in the cases, spun from a massive class action suit against the nation’s tobacco companies. CVN looks at the top verdicts we’ve covered so far this year.

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Duignan v. RJ Reynolds

Lawyers Argue Over Cause of Smoker's Fatal Cancer, as Trial Starts Against Philip Morris

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 6, 2020 1:38:06 PM

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Miami, FL— Attorneys Friday argued over who bore fault for the lung cancer that killed a 55-year-old Florida smoker, as trial opened against Philip Morris.  Lipp v. Philip Morris, 2017-CA-018509.

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Lipp v. Philip Morris

Florida Jury Awards $160K to Woman for Crash She Says Caused Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 28, 2020 2:08:01 PM

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Ocala, FL— Jurors awarded a Florida woman $160,000 Wednesday at a damages trial over the two-car crash she says left her with a traumatic brain injury. Griffis v. Green, et al., 2014CA001726.

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Topics: Florida, Transportation, Griffis v. Green

Car Crash Left Florida Dance Instructor With Traumatic Brain Injury, Atty Says as Trial Opens

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 20, 2020 1:38:00 PM

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Ocala, FL— A two-car crash left a Florida dance instructor with brain damage that has hamstrung her life, an attorney for the woman told jurors as a trial over her damages opened Tuesday.  Griffis v. Green, et al., 2014CA001726.

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Topics: Florida, Transportation, Griffis v. Green

R.J. Reynolds Hit With $12.5M Verdict at Trial Over COPD-Related Death of Former Police Officer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 19, 2020 6:39:33 PM

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Fort Lauderdale, FL— R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $12.5 million verdict Wednesday for the role Florida state court jurors found the company played in the death of a former police officer who smoked for decades. Snyder v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CV-019467. 

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