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Pensacola, FL— Jurors Monday cleared R.J. Reynolds of liability for the death of a long-time Florida smoker, in the retrial of a case that resulted in a $23.6 billion verdict five years ago. Robinson v. R.J. Reynolds,2008-CA-000098.
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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Robinson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
A vivid analogy can be a powerful way for a jury to connect with an argument. In the punitive phase of a 2019 trial against the nation’s two biggest tobacco companies for the death of a Florida smoker, Jonathan Gdanski outlines a hypothetical teacher-student discussion to drive home the point of civil punishment, and helps deliver an 8-figure verdict in the case.
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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Mahfuz v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris
|BREAKING| $8.97M Verdict Against Domino's Pizza Over Crash That Ultimately Killed Former Fire Chief
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Orlando, FL— Domino’s Pizza was hit with an $8.97 million verdict Friday at trial over a 2011 crash that ultimately killed a former Florida fire chief. Wiederhold v. Domino’s Pizza, 2011-CA-001589.
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Topics: Florida, Transportation, Wiederhold v. Domino's Pizza
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Pensacola, FL— Five years after being hit with a $23.6 billion verdict that made headlines across the country, and two years after an appellate court threw out that decision, R.J. Reynolds opened retrial Wednesday over its alleged role in the 1996 cancer death of a Florida man. Robinson v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000098.
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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Robinson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
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Orlando, FL— Attorneys debated whether Domino’s Pizza is responsible for the actions of a franchisee’s delivery driver accused of causing a 2011 crash that ultimately killed a former Central Florida fire chief, as retrial in the case opened Wednesday. Wiederhold v. Domino’s Pizza, et al., 2011-CA-001589.
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Topics: Florida, Transportation, Wiederhold v. Domino's Pizza
