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$200M Verdict Hits RJR for Massachusetts Woman's Lung Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 6, 2023 12:24:51 PM

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Boston, MA— Jurors Tuesday handed down a $200 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds at trial over the cancer death of a Massachusetts woman who had claimed that free, sample cigarettes started her on the road to more than 50 years of smoking and nicotine addiction. Jones v. R.J. Reynolds, 1684CV03277. 

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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Massachusetts, Jones v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

Massachusetts Trial Begins Against RJR Over Longtime 'Newport' Smoker's Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 22, 2023 2:17:18 PM

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Boston, MA— Attorneys last week debated what drove a Massachusetts woman’s smoking decisions across more than half a century, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds over her cancer death. Jones v. R.J. Reynolds, 1684CV03277. 

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Topics: tobacco, Massachusetts, Jones v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.