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Tallahassee, FL— Jurors Friday hit two Florida bars with a $30.8 million verdict for the devastating brain damage a woman suffered in a hit-and-run that followed a night of underage drinking. Faircloth v. Cantina 101, et al., 2015-CA-002778.
Topics: Florida, Transportation, Faircloth v. Cantina Tallahassee LLC
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Miami, FL— Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds prevailed Friday at trial over the role cigarettes played in a long-time Florida smoker’s death. Fields v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-1274.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Fields v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
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Tallahassee, FL— Attorneys Monday battled over responsibility for the late-night crash that left a Florida woman with catastrophic brain damage, as retrial opened against the bars that served two underage drinkers. Faircloth v. Cantina 101, et al., 2015-CA-002778.
Topics: Florida, Transportation, Faircloth v. Cantina Tallahassee LLC
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Miami, FL— A Florida smoker died of cancer after decades of believing tobacco marketing concerning filtered cigarettes, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday, as trial opened against the country’s two largest tobacco companies. Fields v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-1274.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Fields v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
The most successful defenses often go beyond simply arguing broken links in a plaintiff’s case. Typically, they also persuasively raise an alternate causation theory in which the defendant is not liable. At trial over a long-time smoker’s death, Kathryn Lehman’s closing argument masterfully employs that strategy to help clear one of the nation’s largest tobacco companies of liability.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Adamson v. R.J. Reynolds
