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Miami, FL— A Florida state court jury Friday cleared the nation’s two largest cigarette makers of responsibility for the cancer death of a Florida woman who smoked for more than a quarter-century. Marsh v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., 2012-CA-026323.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Marsh v. Philip Morris
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Miami, FL— A Florida jury last week awarded more than $2.8 million for the neck and back injuries it found a former college soccer player suffered in a 2019 car crash. Alexander v. Rojas, 2019-CA-028093.
Topics: Florida, Transportation, Alexander v. Rojas, et al.
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Miami, FL— Jurors Tuesday previewed evidence concerning the impact a February 2019 rear-end crash has had on a former collegiate soccer player, as a damages trial opened against the driver responsible and others. Alexander v. Rojas, et al., 2019-CA-028093.
Topics: Florida, Transportation, Alexander v. Rojas, et al.
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Miami, FL— Jurors last week awarded $6 million to the family of a Florida woman after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for her respiratory disease-related death. Dubins v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-001470.
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Dubins v. R.J. Reynolds
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Miami, FL— A Florida jury handed down a $5 million verdict against Philip Morris Friday after concluding a Florida man died from lung cancer caused by the company’s Marlboro cigarettes. However, jurors apportioned 40% of fault to the smoker himself. Hoffman v. Philip Morris, 2017-CA-005939.
Topics: tobacco, Florida, Hoffman v. Philip Morris
