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Addiction or Choice? Sides Focus on Health Department Worker's Drive to Smoke in Cancer Trial Against R.J. Reynolds

Posted by Meghan Gourley on Aug 24, 2016 11:48:06 PM

 

Dr. David Burns tells jurors he believes Rebecca Fredenhagen was addicted to nicotine. Fredenhagen, who smoked for decades, died of lung cancer seven years after quitting. 


Daytona Beach, FL—A Florida health department employee smoked throughout each day for decades—while working, doing laundry, cooking, gardening, even crocheting. But she was also strong-willed and independent, and successfully quit smoking in her first serious attempt, according to testimony at trial against R.J. Reynolds, accused of addicting her to the cigarettes that caused her fatal cancer. Coursey v. R.J. Reynolds, 2013-30656-CICI. 

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

Trial Begins Over Lung Cancer Death of Chain Smoking Health Dept. Worker

Posted by Meghan Gourley on Aug 19, 2016 5:10:50 PM

 

 

Daytona Beach, FL—Trial opened Thursday against R.J. Reynolds over the death of a Florida health department worker who chain smoked for years. Coursey v. R.J. Reynolds, 2013-30656-CICI. 

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, engle, Florida, Coursey v. R.J. Reynolds

Video Vault: $55M Talc Verdict Follows Closings Comparing Johnson & Johnson to Tobacco, Asbestos Cos.

Posted by Teresa Lo on Aug 19, 2016 2:19:58 PM

Plaintiffs' attorneys firing the first courtroom salvos in sweeping litigation over popular products face a high hurdle to success: convincing jurors a product they may have used all of their lives can cause potentially catastrophic harm. That's the hurdle The Smith Law Firm's Allen Smith overcame in landing a $55 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson for the ovarian cancer Smith says J&J's signature-brand baby powder caused his client, Gloria Ristesund. 

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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, Ristesund v. Johnson & Johnson, Missouri, Talc

|VIDEO| Must-See Minute: Joe Fried's Closing Clip Sets Up $20M Verdict in Traumatic Brain Injury Trial

Posted by Courtroom View Network on Aug 18, 2016 11:17:20 AM

Marietta, GA--Life expectancy played a central role in last week's trial on damages for the catastrophic brain injury Ehsan Khan, 57, suffered in a 2013 tractor-trailer crash. Khan's attorneys, including Fried Rogers Goldberg's Joe Fried, sought nearly $25 million in damages, including more than $3.6 million for future medical expenses, based on Khan's life expectancy. However, attorneys for trucking firm Moore Freight Service, Inc. and driver John Teal argued damages should be reduced because the crash had significantly shortened Khan's life. 

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Topics: Court Video, Negligence, Georgia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Trucking, Khan v. Moore Freight Service Inc.

Jury Sinks Injured Concertgoer’s $10.7M Suit Against Hard Rock Over Celebrity DJ’s Stage Dive

Posted by David Siegel on Aug 16, 2016 11:42:20 PM

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Topics: Negligence, California