John Uustal, left; William Geraghty, center; and Jose Isasi deliver closing arguments in an Illinois state court trial involving a pair of smokers who claim Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds are responsible for their cancers. Watch the trial.
Chicago, IL — Jurors late last month found Philip Morris responsible for the diseases a pair of long-time smokers suffered, but cleared co-defendant R.J. Reynolds in a trial consolidating the plaintiffs’ claims. Ogbebor v. Philip Morris USA, et al., 2023-L-605, and Thompson v. Philip Morris USA Inc., et al., 2023-L-843.
