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Tampa, FL— Attorneys Wednesday debated why a Florida man continued to smoke for decades, including roughly a dozen years after he was diagnosed with respiratory disease, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds over his death. Hancock v. R.J. Reynolds, 2009-CA-018859.
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Hancock v. Philip Morris, et al.
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Woburn, MA— Jurors previewed evidence surrounding what drove a Massachusetts woman's smoking decisions, as trial opened last week against R.J. Reynolds over her lung cancer death. Hunt v. R.J. Reynolds, 1881-CV-00446.
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Massachusetts, Hunt v. R.J. Reynolds
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Update 2/25/22: This story has been updated to reflect the punitive award issued in the case.
Clearwater, FL— Jurors this week handed down a $15.495 million total verdict against R.J. Reynolds for the role they found the tobacco giant played in the lung cancer death of a 50-year-old Florida man. Giambalvo v. R.J. Reynolds, 18-001663-CI-15.
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Giambalvo v. R.J. Reynolds
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Tampa, FL— Jurors last week handed down a $9.75 million verdict at trial against R.J. Reynolds over an 80-year-old former smoker's death from respiratory disease. Long v. R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-000499.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Long v. R.J. Reynolds
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Tampa, FL— R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $10 million total verdict last week for the role jurors found the company played in the bladder cancer a Florida man developed after decades of smoking. Rutkowski v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-014667.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Rutkowski v. R.J. Reynolds
