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Pensacola, FL—Jurors Friday awarded $250,000 in non-economic damages to the family of a Florida mortician whose 1995 lung cancer death was previously tied to years of smoking Philip Morris cigarettes. Danielson v. Philip Morris, 2007-CA002737.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Danielson v. Philip Morris
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Fort Lauderdale, FL— Attorneys argued Wednesday over whether a scheme to hide the dangers of cigarettes killed a Florida woman and whether the claim itself was time barred, as trial began against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies. Simon v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2007-CV-027976.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Simon v. R.J. Reynolds
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Jacksonville, FL—Jurors delivered a $7.5 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds this week for the part they found the tobacco company played in the cancer death of a Florida truck driver.Olson v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000396.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Olson v. R.J. Reynolds
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Morales v. R.J. Reynolds
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Gainesville, FL—Jurors Thursday night handed down a $2 million verdict night against R.J. Reynolds, and found punitives potentially warranted, for the part they concluded the cigarette maker played in the throat cancer-related death of a Florida smoker. Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds, 2015-CA-002554.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida
