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As Trial Opens Against RJR, Attorneys Argue Whether Smoker's Heart Disease Claim Is Time Barred
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 15, 2018 6:50:06 PM
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Rouse v. R.J. Reynolds
R.J. Reynolds Blamed for 49-Year Old's Lung Cancer Death, as Trial Opens
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 8, 2018 1:41:00 PM
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Orlando, FL— Attorneys debated whether a tobacco industry conspiracy or a Florida smoker's own choices were to blame for the lung cancer that killed him at 49, as trial began this week against R.J. Reynolds. Hochreiter v. R.J. Reynolds, 2015CA003926.
Topics: tobacco, Florida, Hochreiter v. R.J. Reynolds
Design Defects, Not Pilot Error, Caused Plane Crash That Injured 2, Expert Says in Trial Against Manufacturer
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 2, 2018 2:23:48 PM
Donald Sommer demonstrates why he believes a low fuel warning light would not trigger following the unporting of fuel in a Socata TBM 700/850 plane. Blaine and Cynthia McCaleb were injured when their Socata crashed following the unporting of its fuel in a sideslip maneuver.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL— An aircraft accident reconstruction expert wrapped three days of testimony Thursday with a sometimes tense back-and-forth over what led to a 2014 crash that injured two, as trial against the plane’s manufacturer continued through its first full week. McCaleb v. Daher-Socata, CACE15014561.
Topics: Florida, Aviation, McCaleb v. Daher-Socata
Trial Begins Against Plane Manufacturer Over Crash That Injured Two
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 26, 2018 2:54:39 PM
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Fort Lauderdale, FL— Attorneys Thursday debated whether defective design or pilot error caused a 2014 plane crash that seriously injured a Georgia couple, as trial opened against the plane’s manufacturer. McCaleb v. Daher-Socata, CACE15014561.
Topics: Florida, product liability, Aviation, McCaleb v. Daher-Socata
R.J. Reynolds Cleared at Trial Over Octogenarian's Lung Cancer
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 19, 2018 12:53:22 PM
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West Palm Beach, FL—R.J. Reynolds prevailed Wednesday at trial over claims it was responsible for a Florida man’s lung cancer. Ridley v. R.J. Reynolds, 2011CA005250.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Ridley v. R.J. Reynolds