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Lowell, MA— Attorneys Tuesday debated what role, if any, decades of smoking played in a Massachusetts man’s throat cancer death, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris. Babaletos v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 1881CV03523.
Topics: tobacco, Massachusetts, Babaletos v. Philip Morris, et al.
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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Ledo v. R.J. Reynolds
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Miami, FL— Jurors heard opening statements Friday over what financial punishment, if any, R.J. Reynolds should pay for the throat cancer death of a Florida smoker a quarter-century ago, and nearly five years after a multi-million-dollar compensatory award in the case. Ledo v. R.J. Reynolds, 2002-CA-000113.
Topics: tobacco, Florida, Ledo v. R.J. Reynolds
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West Palm Beach, FL— Jurors Monday handed down a $2 million punitive verdict against R.J. Reynolds for the role they found the tobacco giant played in a long-time smoker’s respiratory disease, wrapping a $2.54 million total award in the in-person trial. Spurlock v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-023631.
Topics: tobacco, Florida, Spurlock v. R.J. Reynolds
