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Motley Rice, Venable Attorneys Face Off as Rare Florida Non-Engle Tobacco Trial Opens Against Philip Morris

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 7, 2018 4:55:39 PM

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Topics: tobacco, Florida, Capone v. Philip Morris

Attorneys Debate Cause of Smoker's Death as Trial Against R.J. Reynolds Opens

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 30, 2018 6:21:15 PM

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Tampa, FL— Attorneys Thursday debated whether R.J. Reynolds was responsible for the death of a Florida mother of 9, as trial opened against the tobacco giant. Ellis v. R.J. Reynolds, 10-A-016308.

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

$7.25M Award Hits R.J. Reynolds at Trial Over Florida Man's Heart Disease

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 30, 2018 9:11:18 AM

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Miami—Jurors awarded $7.25 million to a Florida man for the heart disease it found was caused by a decades-long addiction to R.J. Reynolds cigarettes. Rouse v. R.J. Reynolds, 2017-CA-017202.

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

Jury Finds Smoker Completely Responsible for Fatal Cancer, Clears RJR in Engle Tobacco Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 16, 2018 10:57:34 AM

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Orlando, FL— R.J. Reynolds prevailed Thursday at trial over the lung cancer death of a 49-year-old smoker, when a Florida state court jury found the smoker completely responsible for the disease. Hochreiter v. R.J. Reynolds, 2015CA003926.

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

As Trial Opens Against RJR, Attorneys Argue Whether Smoker's Heart Disease Claim Is Time Barred

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 15, 2018 6:50:06 PM

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