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R.J. Reynolds Prevails in $9M Suit Over Smoker's Deadly Lung Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 26, 2015 2:50:00 PM

Randall Bassett tells jurors David Robertson was not a "tortured" smoker addicted to nicotine during closings of Irene Robertson's suit against Bassett's client, R.J. Reynolds. The tobacco company prevailed Monday against Irene Roberton's claim that Reynolds' was liable for her husband's nicotine addiction and fatal cancer. Watch the trial.


Fort Lauderdale, FL—Jurors Monday cleared R.J. Reynolds of liability for the lung cancer death of a Florida plaster worker who smoked for more than five decades. Robertson v. R.J. Reynolds, 07-CV-36442.

The six-member jury answered no to the preliminary question of whether David Robertson, the smoker at the case’s heart, was addicted to nicotine that caused his lung cancer. 

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

$1.5M Verdict Hits McDonald's Manager, While Franchise Cleared in Fatal Motorcycle Crash

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 17, 2015 12:29:00 PM

James Gordon delivers his closing argument in a suit against McDonald's franchise manager Marie Harrison. Jurors awarded $1.5 million to the parents of Joshua Lopez, who was killed in a 2012 collision with Harrison.


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Topics: Negligence, Florida, Transportation

Tobacco or Asbestos? Cancer's Cause in Smoker a Key as Trial Opens Against R.J. Reynolds

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 16, 2015 1:53:00 PM

 

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

R.J. Reynolds Largely Cleared of Liability in Smoker's Death, as Jurors Award $5K to Widower

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 9, 2015 5:38:08 PM

 

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

UF Lab Tech’s Career Not Ended by Car Crash, Jury Finds in Six-Figure Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 9, 2015 3:22:00 PM

Shelli Healy argues a 2012 car crash between her client, Andre Serenberg and Lauren Stern did not cause Stern's carpal tunnel syndrome. Jurors ultimately rejected Stern's claim seeking $250,000 plus punitives for the accident. 

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Topics: Negligence, Florida, Transportation, Stern v. Serenberg