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Split Decision: Philip Morris Hit for $1.5M, but RJR Cleared in Trial Over Fatal Cancer

Posted by Meghan Gourley on Jul 21, 2016, 12:20:19 AM

Jonathan Gdanski delivers his closing argument for his client, Joseph Varner, who claims tobacco industry deception caused his wife, Virginia's, nicotine addiction and fatal cancer. Jurors awarded Varner $1.5 million Tuesday.

Fort Lauderdale, FL—A Florida jury Tuesday found nicotine addiction and Philip Morris cigarettes caused a 40-year smoker's fatal cancer and awarded her widower $1.5 million in compensatory damages. But, it rejected any punitive payout and cleared R.J. Reynolds of liability. Varner v. R.J. Reynolds.

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

Smoker Who Died from Cancer Driven by Addiction, Says Doctor in Trial Against Tobacco Cos.

Posted by Meghan Gourley on Jul 14, 2016, 12:56:30 AM

Dr. Ronald Gup, a pulmonologist who diagnosed Virginia Varner with cancer and COPD, under cross-exam.

Fort Lauderdale, FL — A pulmonologist who treated a woman who smoked up to two packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years testified he would consider such a smoker, “by definition,” addicted to nicotine, as trial over the woman's fatal cancer continued against the nation’s largest cigarette manufacturers. Varner v. R.J. Reynolds.

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

Tobacco Powerhouses Targeted Smoker as a Child, Lawyer Claims as Cancer Trial Opens

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 7, 2016, 7:43:26 PM

Scott Schlesinger tells jurors tobacco industry marketing was designed to hide the dangers of smoking and led to Virginia Varner's icotine addiction and death. Varner's husband Joseph is suing R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, makers of the cigarettes his wife smoked.

Fort Lauderdale, FL—Attorneys battled over whether tobacco industry deception or a smoker’s own decisions caused her fatal lung cancer, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris Tuesday. Varner v. R.J. Reynolds.

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

J&J Unit Performed 'Human Experimentation' With Deadly Bone Cement, Jury Told

Posted by David Siegel on Jun 28, 2016, 2:08:22 AM

Plaintiff's attorney Rick Friedman delivers his opening statement. Click here to see video from the trial.

Seattle - A Washington state court jury heard opening statements Monday in the first trial over claims that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Synthes Inc. used bone cement without FDA approval in the spines of patients who died on the operating table within moments of being injected with the compound.

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Topics: Products Liability, healthcare

Tobacco Giants Prevail in $16.7M Trial Over Smoker's Fatal Lung Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 22, 2016, 5:09:26 PM

Miami—Jurors Tuesday cleared R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris of fault for the lung cancer that killed a Florida smoker. Mooney v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2011-CA-40815.

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

Split Decision: Philip Morris Hit for $1.5M, but RJR Cleared in Trial Over Fatal Cancer

Smoker Who Died from Cancer Driven by Addiction, Says Doctor in Trial Against Tobacco Cos.

Tobacco Powerhouses Targeted Smoker as a Child, Lawyer Claims as Cancer Trial Opens

J&J Unit Performed 'Human Experimentation' With Deadly Bone Cement, Jury Told

Tobacco Giants Prevail in $16.7M Trial Over Smoker's Fatal Lung Cancer

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