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New Port Richey, FL—Jurors this week awarded the family of a Florida smoker $19.5 million after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for his fatal lung cancer.Graffeo v. R.J. Reynolds, 2016CA000233.
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Douglasville, GA—A Georgia jury Wednesday found Suzuki Motor Corp. and its American subsidiary responsible for the motorcycle crash that shattered a Georgia man’s spine, handing down a $12.5 million verdict at trial against the companies.Johns v. Suzuki, et al., 14SV000043.
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Douglasville, GA—Suzuki’s decision not to promptly notify its riders of a critical brake defect in hundreds of thousands of its motorcycles caused the crash that shattered a Georgia motorcyclist’s back, an attorney for the man told jurors as trial began against the company. Johns v. Suzuki, et al. 14SV000043.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL—A state court jury Monday hit R.J. Reynolds with a nearly $27.8 million punitive verdict, capping a $41.7 million total award against the tobacco giant for its role in the respiratory disease that jurors found forced a Florida woman to undergo a lung transplant. Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CV-022558.
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This article has been updated to reflect Friday's jury verdict.
Fort Lauderdale, FL—R.J. Reynolds Friday was found liable for nearly $14 million in compensatory damages, plus potential punitives, after jurors found the tobacco giant responsible for the respiratory disease that forced a South Florida smoker to undergo a lung transplant. Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CV-022558.
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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds
