Kenneth Reilly delivers his closing statement for Philip Morris, accused along with R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for Myra Sermons' lung cancer and emphysema. Jurors found the companies liable but awarded only $133,300, a fraction of the more than $4.7 million Sermons' son sought in compensatory damages alone. 

Jacksonville, FL—While the nation’s two largest tobacco companies were found partially liable for causing a Florida smoker's lung disease and cancer, jurors placed the lion’s share of responsibility on the smoker and awarded only a fraction of the damages her son sought. Sermons v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000397. 

Miami—Jurors Tuesday cleared R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris of fault for the lung cancer that killed a Florida smoker. Mooney v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2011-CA-40815.

Plaintiff attorney Andrew Rainer delivers his opening statement. Click here to see video from the trial. 

Jacksonville - A Massachusetts-based personal injury firm taking its first ‘Engle progeny’ tobacco case to trial squared off against two of the industry’s most experienced litigators in a Florida state courtroom on Thursday.

Plaintiffs' attorney Allan Kaiser delivers his opening statement. Click here to see video from the trial. 

Miami - A Florida state court jury heard opening arguments on Monday in a lawsuit filed against R.J. Reynolds Inc. and Philip Morris USA by the widow of a woman who began smoking cigarettes as a teenager and died of lung cancer, accusing the companies of intentionally withholding the dangers of smoking from the public for years. 

Footage from security video showing the September 24 carjacking of Shaun Sinclair-Stept at the JW Marriott Marquis Miami. Stept's attorneys seek to claim punitive damages againt the hotel and valet service in the case. Video from YouTube channel Fatmir Josias. 

Miami—A Tuesday afternoon hearing will determine whether Miami’s Marriott Marquis and the valet service it uses are exposed to punitive damages and other sanctions in a suit by a guest injured in a 2014 carjacking in the hotel’s valet lane. Stept v. Met II Hotel LLC, et al., 2014-CA-031706.