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Trial Opens Against RJR Over WWII Vet's Cancer Death After Half-Century of Smoking

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 15, 2020 4:43:29 PM

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Miami, FL— Jurors heard arguments last week over what caused the cancer death of a World War II vet who smoked for more than half a century, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds. Yount v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007CA030346.

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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Yount v. R.J. Reynolds

Trial Opens Against Philip Morris Over 41-Year-Old Smoker's Fatal Cancer

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 10, 2020 1:06:40 PM

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Jacksonville, FL— Attorneys Thursday argued over what drove a Florida man to smoke for more than 25 years, as trial began against Philip Morris over the man’s cancer death. Cuddihee v. Philip Morris, 2008CA000398.

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Cuddihee v. Philip Morris

Pair of Lawyers Named CVN Engle Plaintiff's Attorneys of 2019

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 3, 2020 11:30:00 AM

CVN’s unequaled Engle progeny tobacco trial coverage spotlighted a host of headline grabbing moments in 2019. The ongoing litigation includes thousands of cases spun from a decertified class action against the country’s tobacco companies. And, for more than a decade now, Engle progeny trials have seen the country’s best attorneys in courtrooms across Florida.

CVN’s Engle Plaintiff’s Attorneys of 2019 are a pair that served as the common link through a blockbuster trio of trial wins. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida

Jury Sides With Philip Morris & RJR at Trial Over Massachusetts Man's Lung Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 20, 2019 3:20:55 PM

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Boston, MA— Jurors Friday cleared the nation’s two largest tobacco companies of fault in the cancer death of a Massachusetts man. Main v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, 1684CV03883. 

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Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Massachusetts, Main v. Philip Morris, et al.

Trial Opens Against Philip Morris and RJR Over Massachusetts Man's Lung Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 6, 2019 9:32:34 AM

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Boston, MA— Attorneys Monday argued over what, if any, role cigarette design and tobacco industry marketing played in the death of a Massachusetts man, as trial opened against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies. Main v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, 1684CV03883. 

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Topics: tobacco, Massachusetts, Main v. Philip Morris, et al.