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BREAKING: RJR Prevails in In-Person Trial Over Oregon Woman's Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 19, 2021 7:30:38 PM

Alex Alvarez, left, and Steven Geise, right, deliver their closing arguments at trial against R.J. Reynolds over the lung cancer an Oregon woman developed after decades of smoking Camel-brand cigarettes.


Portland, OR— Jurors Friday afternoon cleared R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for the terminal lung cancer an Oregon woman developed after decades of smoking the company's cigarettes, concluding what is likely the first in-person, state court tobacco trial in nearly a year. Rickman v. R.J. Reynolds, 19CV28636. 

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Topics: tobacco, Oregon

Florida Appeals Court Throws Out $15.5M Award for Smoker's Throat Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 19, 2021 2:21:27 PM


Tallahassee, FL— A Florida state appeals court last week reversed a $15.5 million total award in a case against R.J. Reynolds over the throat cancer death of a long-time smoker. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Bessent-Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds

CVN BigLaw Spotlight: Greenberg Traurig

Posted by David Siegel on Jan 12, 2021 12:53:45 PM

Continuing our ongoing series highlighting top defense firms and their prominent partners doing trial work in Courtroom View Network’s trial video archive, this week we take a look at defense behemoth Greenberg Traurig.

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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Florida

CVN BigLaw Spotlight: Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP

Posted by David Siegel on Dec 21, 2020 9:30:28 PM

Courtroom View Network webcasts civil jury trials with a lot on the line, be it a bellwether test case in a new mass tort or a standalone personal injury case potentially worth millions. That means the corporations defending these lawsuits routinely bring in the best trial attorneys from the nation’s top powerhouse defense firms.

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Topics: tobacco, engle, CVN Florida

$7.25M Verdict Against RJR Upheld by Florida Appeals Court

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jul 24, 2020 11:25:45 AM

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Miami, FL— A Florida appellate court last week upheld a $7.25 million award for the heart disease jurors found was caused by a decades-long addiction to R.J. Reynolds cigarettes. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Rouse v. R.J. Reynolds