James Lee delivers his closing statement on behalf of Philip Morris at trial over the heart and lung diseases a Florida man says he developed after smoking the company's cigarettes. Watch the trial. 

Miami, FL— Jurors last week cleared Philip Morris of responsibility for the heart and lung diseases a Florida man says he developed after decades of smoking the company’s cigarettes. Harper v. Philip Morris, et al., 2021-CA-013250.

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Fort Lauderdale, FL— Jurors Tuesday handed down a $675,000 verdict against R.J. Reynolds after finding the company responsible for the emphysema that forced a long-time smoker to undergo a lung transplant. Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CV-022558.

Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum Bluestein's Randy Rosenblum delivers closings at trial against Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds over the lung cancer death of a Massachusetts woman who had smoked for decades. Watch the trial. 

A Massachusetts jury handed down a $510,000 verdict for the role it found Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds played in the lung cancer death of a long-time smoker. Petruzziello v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, 2181-CV-00378.

Jones Day's Jennifer Weizenecker delivers closing arguments for R.J. Reynolds at trial over the throat cancer that killed a New Mexico man who had smoked the company's cigarettes for decades. Jurors ultimately cleared the tobacco company of responsibility. Watch the trial. 

Santa Fe, NM— Jurors last week cleared R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for the fatal throat cancer a New Mexico man suffered after smoking the company’s cigarettes for decades. Perez v. R.J. Reynolds, D-101-CV-201902017.

From left, Gary Paige, Jason Keehfus, and William Geraghty deliver openings at trial against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris over the cancer death of a Massachusetts smoker.Watch the trial. 

Springfield, MA— Attorneys last week sparred over who was responsible for the cancer death of a Massachusetts man who had smoked for decades, as trial opened against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies and a convenience store chain that sells the companies’ cigarettes. Perez-Trinidad v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., 2179-CV-00365.