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$5M Verdict Hits Philip Morris in Trial Over Massachusetts Man's Throat Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 23, 2023 10:30:54 AM

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Boston, MA— Jurors Friday levied a $5 million verdict against Philip Morris in finding the company and its Marlboro cigarettes responsible for the laryngeal cancer a Massachusetts man developed. Woodley v. Philip Morris, 2084-CV-01559.

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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Massachusetts, Woodley v. Philip Morris

Massachusetts Jury Clears Philip Morris & RJR of Liability for Woman's Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 9, 2023 3:09:27 PM

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Boston, MA— Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds prevailed at trial last week over the lung cancer death of a Massachusetts woman who smoked for more than 50 years. Kinnally v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., 1684CV03937.  

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

Trial Opens Against Philip Morris & RJR Over Massachusetts Woman's Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 11, 2023 5:43:50 PM

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Boston, MA— Attorneys Monday debated who bore responsibility for the lung cancer death of a Massachusetts woman who smoked for more than half a century, as trial opened against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies. Kinnally v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., 1684CV03937.  

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Topics: tobacco, product liability, Massachusetts, Kinnally v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

Trial Begins Against R.J. Reynolds Over Massachusetts Woman's Lung Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 10, 2022 3:10:54 PM

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Woburn, MA— Jurors previewed evidence surrounding what drove a Massachusetts woman's smoking decisions, as trial opened last week against R.J. Reynolds over her lung cancer death. Hunt v. R.J. Reynolds, 1881-CV-00446. 

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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Massachusetts, Hunt v. R.J. Reynolds

CVN Tobacco Litigation Roundup for November '21

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 2, 2021 2:02:00 PM

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November saw a full slate of big-ticket tobacco trials in courts across the country. Check out some of the top stories in CVN’s tobacco litigation coverage last month.  

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Massachusetts