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UPDATE: $15.4M+ Total Verdict Against RJR at Trial Over 50-Year-Old Smoker's Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 25, 2022 12:08:50 PM

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Update 2/25/22: This story has been updated to reflect the punitive award issued in the case. 

Clearwater, FL— Jurors this week handed down a $15.495 million total verdict against R.J. Reynolds for the role they found the tobacco giant played in the lung cancer death of a 50-year-old Florida man. Giambalvo v. R.J. Reynolds, 18-001663-CI-15. 

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

Trial Begins Against RJR Over 50-Year-Old Smoker's Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 8, 2022 4:32:57 PM

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Clearwater, FL— Attorneys Monday argued over what drove a Florida man to smoke for decades, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds over his cancer death. Giambalvo v. R.J. Reynolds, 18-001663-CI-15.

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Topics: Engle Progeny, Florida, Giambalvo v. R.J. Reynolds