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Miami, FL— Jurors cleared Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for the death of a Florida grocer who smoked the companies' cigarettes for years. Villanueva v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., 2007-CA-046361.
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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Villanueva v. R.J. reynolds
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Miami, FL— Jurors last week handed down a $4.5 million verdict for the lung cancer death of a Florida woman, but apportioned a fraction of responsibility to the nation’s two largest tobacco companies, likely significantly reducing the post-verdict award. Mendez, et al. v. Philip Morris, et al.
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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Mendez v. Philip Morris
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Miami, FL— Jurors this week awarded $1.3 million to the family of a Florida man for the role cigarettes played in his coronary artery disease. But they ultimately declined to award punitive damages in an unusual verdict that touched on questions concerning when punitive liability is triggered in suits stemming from a decertified class action against the nation’s tobacco companies. Levine (Hoffner) v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., 2016-CA-029336.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Hoffner v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
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Miami, FL— Attorneys Monday debated whether defective cigarette design caused the lung cancer death of a Florida woman, as trial opened against the nation’s two largest cigarette makers. Mendez v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, 2018-CA-042377.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Mendez v. Philip Morris
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Tampa, FL— Jurors last week handed down a $6 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds for the role it found the tobacco giant played in the respiratory disease-related death of a Florida woman. Wlasiuk v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-017048.
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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Wlasiuk v. R.J. Reynolds
