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Woburn, MA— Philip Morris’s design of its Marlboro cigarettes ultimately caused a Massachusetts woman’s lung cancer, an attorney for the woman told jurors Thursday, as trial opened against the tobacco giant. Greene v. Philip Morris, 1581CV01808.
Topics: tobacco, Massachusetts, Greene v. Philip Morris
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Miami, FL— Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds prevailed Friday at trial over the role cigarettes played in a long-time Florida smoker’s death. Fields v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-1274.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Fields v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
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Miami, FL— A Florida smoker died of cancer after decades of believing tobacco marketing concerning filtered cigarettes, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday, as trial opened against the country’s two largest tobacco companies. Fields v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, 2008-CA-1274.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Fields v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.
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Boston, MA— Jurors Wednesday handed down a $21 million verdict against Philip Morris for the role it found the tobacco giant played in a Massachusetts smoker’s death. Laramie v. Philip Morris, 17CV02240.
Topics: tobacco, Massachusetts, Laramie v. Philip Morris
The most successful defenses often go beyond simply arguing broken links in a plaintiff’s case. Typically, they also persuasively raise an alternate causation theory in which the defendant is not liable. At trial over a long-time smoker’s death, Kathryn Lehman’s closing argument masterfully employs that strategy to help clear one of the nation’s largest tobacco companies of liability.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Adamson v. R.J. Reynolds
