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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

R.J. Reynolds, Philip Morris Prevail at Trial Over Massachusetts Man's Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 19, 2021 12:24:55 PM

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Lowell, MA— Jurors Wednesday cleared the nation’s two largest cigarette makers of responsibility for a Massachusetts man’s throat cancer death after decades of smoking. Babaletos v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 1881CV03523. 

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Topics: tobacco, Massachusetts, Babaletos v. Philip Morris, et al.

Trial Begins Against RJR & Philip Morris Over MA Smoker's Throat Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 29, 2021 2:15:15 PM

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Lowell, MA— Attorneys Tuesday debated what role, if any, decades of smoking played in a Massachusetts man’s throat cancer death, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris. Babaletos v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 1881CV03523. 

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Topics: tobacco, Massachusetts, Babaletos v. Philip Morris, et al.

$9.5M Awarded At In-Person Wrongful Death Trial To Adult Children Of Pedestrian Killed In Crosswalk

Posted by David Siegel on Apr 27, 2021 1:12:16 PM

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Topics: Negligence, Massachusetts