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Smoker Who Lost Lung Wins $1.1M Verdict, Plus Possible Punitives, in Trial Against Philip Morris

Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 17, 2017 7:18:20 PM

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Miami—A Cuban immigrant who lost a lung and suffers from emphysema won a $1.1 million verdict, plus possible punitive damages, against Philip Morris Tuesday for the company’s role in a scheme to hide the dangers of cigarettes. Martin v. Philip Morris, 07-CA-34267.

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Martin v. Philip Morris

Cigarette Addiction Drove Trucker to Cancer Death, Atty Says as Trial Opens Against RJR

Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 16, 2017 6:33:25 PM

Randy Rosenblum delivers his opening statement on behalf of Lorraine Olson, who claims R.J. Reynolds is responsibile for her husband, Floyd Olson's, cancer death. 


Jacksonville, FL—Attorneys Friday debated what drove a Florida trucker to smoke up to four packs of cigarettes a day for more than 40 years, as trial over his cancer death opened against R.J. Reynolds.Olson v. R.J Reynolds, 2008-CA-000396.

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Olson v. R.J. Reynolds

UPDATE: $6.8M Award, After $5M Punitive Verdict Against RJR, for Widow of Smoker Who Died From Lung Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 12, 2017 11:00:54 AM


Update: Jurors imposed a $5 million punitive verdict Frday afternoon against R.J. Reynolds for the role the tobacco company played in Valton Sheffield's fatal lung cancer. The verdict, reached after about 90 minutes of deliberations, pushes the total award to $6.8 million to Sheffield's widow. 

Orlando, FL—A Florida State Court jury Thursday awarded $1.8 million to the widow of a Florida smoker who died after multiple bouts of lung cancer, and it found R.J. Reynolds potentially liable for punitive damages for the part it played in the man’s death. Sheffield v. R.J. Reynolds, 2013-CA-009469.

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Sheffield v. R.J. Reynolds

UPDATE: $858K Verdict Nicks RJR for Farmer's Fatal Throat Cancer, Parties Settle Before Punitive Phase

Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 9, 2017 10:14:57 PM

Kevin Boyce delivers his closing argument on behalf of R.J. Reynolds, accused of responsibility for the throat cancer that killed Louis Lawrence. Jurors Monday awarded Lawrence's widow more than $800,000 in compensatory damages and found punitives potentially warranted.


Update: Parties reached a settlement before the punitive phase of trial was scheduled to begin Wednesday. 

Ocala, FL—A Florida state court jury awarded a smoker’s widow more than $800,000 and found punitive damages potentially warranted against R.J. Reynolds for the role the company played in her husband’s fatal throat cancer.Lawrence v. R.J. Reynolds, 2009-CA-000178.  

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, lawrence v. R.J. Reynolds

RJR's Deception Caused Florida Farm Owner's Fatal Cancer, Atty Says as Trial Opens

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Apr 28, 2017 11:11:35 AM

Mark Avera delivers his opening statement at trial against R.J. Reynolds, accused of responsibility for the cancer death of Louis Lawrence. 


Ocala, FLAttorneys argued over the role R.J. Reynolds may have played in the fatal cancer that struck a Florida farm owner who smoked for more than half his life, as trial opened against the tobacco company Thursday. Lawrence v. R.J. Reynolds, 2009-CA-000178.  

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, lawrence v. R.J. Reynolds