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$34.7M Total Verdict Hits R.J. Reynolds in Retrial Over Florida Smoker's Throat Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Apr 17, 2024 3:18:17 PM

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Gainesville FL— Jurors last week handed down a $34.7 million total verdict against R.J. Reynolds after finding the company responsible for the throat cancer death of a Florida man. Bessent-Dixon v. R.J. Reynolds, 2015-CA-002554. 

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

R.J. Reynolds and Retailers Prevail at Trial Over New Mexico Lung Cancer Patient's Death During Pandemic

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 23, 2024 12:47:36 PM

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Santa Fe, NM— Jurors Thursday cleared R.J. Reynolds and a pair of retail chains of responsibility for the death of a New Mexico man who had smoked for decades. Youngers (Archuleta) v. R.J. Reynolds, et al., D-101-CV-2020-01693. 

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Topics: tobacco, New Mexico, Youngers (Archuleta) v. R.J. Reynolds

Philip Morris Prevails in New Mexico Trial Over Long-Time Marlboro Smoker's Lung Cancer Death

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jan 26, 2024 1:05:12 PM

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Los Lunas, NM — A New Mexico state court jury last week cleared Philip Morris and a regional grocery chain of responsibility for the cancer death of a 59-year-old woman who had smoked the tobacco giant’s cigarettes for much of her life. Johnson v. Philip Morris and Allsup’s Convenience Stores, Inc., D-1314-CV-2019-00897. 

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Topics: tobacco, New Mexico, Johnson v. Philip Morris

CVN's Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts of 2023

Posted by David Siegel on Jan 24, 2024 1:48:47 PM

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Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Malpractice, California

CVN's Top 10 Most Impressive Plaintiff Verdicts of 2023

Posted by David Siegel on Jan 17, 2024 4:15:17 PM


2024 is off to a busy start for Courtroom View Network with gavel-to-gavel video coverage planned in state courts throughout the country of civil trials of news value to the legal, educational and business communities.

However before this year's trial dockets get into full swing, it's time to look back on 2023 and showcase our widely read annual list of the top 10 most impressive plaintiff verdicts that CVN covered over the last 12 months.

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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Georgia, California, product liability