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West Palm Beach, FL— Jurors Thursday awarded more than $540,000 to the family of a Florida man whose respiratory disease they found was caused by smoking R.J. Reynolds cigarettes, and they concluded punitive damages were potentially warranted against the tobacco giant for its part in causing the disease. Spurlock v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-023631.
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Spurlock v. R.J. Reynolds, Spurlock v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Washington
Throughout the pandemic shutdown, attorneys predicted a dramatic uptick in trial activity once courts began reopening, with a backlog of delayed cases prompting a blitz of initial trials.
Topics: Products Liability, Mass Torts
