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$6M Verdict to Smoker's Family for Fatal Throat Cancer, Jurors Find Nicotine Addiction Despite Smoker's Casual Cocaine Use

Posted by Meghan Gourley on Nov 3, 2016 6:58:50 PM


Miami, FL—Jurors Wednesday rejected defense claims that a recreational cocaine user could not be addicted to nicotine and awarded his family $6 million for the role they found R.J. Reynolds played in his fatal throat cancer. Ledo v. R.J. Reynolds, 08-113-CA-31. 

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Ledo v. R.J. Reynolds

$7.5M Verdict, Plus Possible Punitives, Thumps R.J. Reynolds at Trial Over Army Vet's Deadly Cancer

Posted by Meghan Gourley on Nov 2, 2016 7:01:42 PM

Gary Paige delivers closing arguments at trial against R.J. Reynolds for the lung cancer death of Franklin "Jim" Johnston. The jury awarded $7.5 million in compensatory damages and found the tobacco giant potentially liable for punitives. 


Sarasota, FL—Jurors Wednesday awarded $7.5 million in compensatory damages to the widow of an Army veteran for the role they found cigarette manufacturer R.J. Reynolds played in his lung cancer death. Johnston v. R.J. Reynolds, 2014-CA-004023.2014-CA-004023. 

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Johnston v. R.J. Reynolds

Jury Deadlock on Addiction's Role in Fatal Cancer Leads to Mistrial in Suit Against RJR

Posted by Meghan Gourley on Nov 2, 2016 6:17:24 PM

Fort Myers, FL—Jurors Tuesday declared themselves at an impasse during deliberations in an $8.75-million trial against R.J. Reynolds over fatal complications from a smoker's lung cancer, causing a Florida judge to declare a mistrial in the case . Maloney v. R.J. Reynolds, 07-CA-015578. 

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Maloney v. R.J. Reynolds

BREAKING VERDICT: Psychiatrist Cleared in Trial Over Brain Damage Claim from Electroshock Treatment

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 2, 2016 4:59:17 PM

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West Palm Beach, FL—Jurors Wednesday cleared a South Florida psychiatrist of responsibility for the brain damage a cardiologist says he suffered as the result of electroshock treatments the psychiatrist delivered without proper consent. Dadi v. Sharma, 2011CA16027.

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Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Florida, Dadi v. Sharma

$6M Cancer Death Trial Opens as RJR Questions Link Between Smoker's Casual Cocaine Use & Claimed Smoking Addiction

Posted by Meghan Gourley on Oct 28, 2016 7:41:59 PM

Miami, FL—Lawyers began battle this week in the case of a Cuban immigrant who died of laryngeal cancer 20 years ago, as they debated whether a smoker could truly be addicted to nicotine if he could stop and start a casual casual cocaine habit. Ledo v. R.J. Reynolds, 08-113-CA-31. 

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