West Palm Beach, FL—A state court jury Friday cleared R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris of responsibility for the bladder cancer a Florida man says he developed because of decades of smoking. Kogan v. R.J. Reynolds, 2007-CA-023657.
Philip Morris, RJR Prevail in $11M Trial Over Smoker's Bladder Cancer
Posted by Arlin Crisco on Jun 6, 2017 10:56:22 AM
Topics: Products Liability, tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Kogan v. Philip Morris
Philip Morris Smacked with $1.3M Punitive Award, $2.4M Total, for Cancer That Cost Smoker Her Lung
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 22, 2017 3:44:19 PM
Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Martin v. Philip Morris
Smoker Who Lost Lung Wins $1.1M Verdict, Plus Possible Punitives, in Trial Against Philip Morris
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 17, 2017 7:18:20 PM
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Miami—A Cuban immigrant who lost a lung and suffers from emphysema won a $1.1 million verdict, plus possible punitive damages, against Philip Morris Tuesday for the company’s role in a scheme to hide the dangers of cigarettes. Martin v. Philip Morris, 07-CA-34267.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Martin v. Philip Morris
Cigarette Addiction Drove Trucker to Cancer Death, Atty Says as Trial Opens Against RJR
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 16, 2017 6:33:25 PM
Randy Rosenblum delivers his opening statement on behalf of Lorraine Olson, who claims R.J. Reynolds is responsibile for her husband, Floyd Olson's, cancer death.
Jacksonville, FL—Attorneys Friday debated what drove a Florida trucker to smoke up to four packs of cigarettes a day for more than 40 years, as trial over his cancer death opened against R.J. Reynolds.Olson v. R.J Reynolds, 2008-CA-000396.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Olson v. R.J. Reynolds
UPDATE: $6.8M Award, After $5M Punitive Verdict Against RJR, for Widow of Smoker Who Died From Lung Cancer
Posted by Arlin Crisco on May 12, 2017 11:00:54 AM
Update: Jurors imposed a $5 million punitive verdict Frday afternoon against R.J. Reynolds for the role the tobacco company played in Valton Sheffield's fatal lung cancer. The verdict, reached after about 90 minutes of deliberations, pushes the total award to $6.8 million to Sheffield's widow.
Orlando, FL—A Florida State Court jury Thursday awarded $1.8 million to the widow of a Florida smoker who died after multiple bouts of lung cancer, and it found R.J. Reynolds potentially liable for punitive damages for the part it played in the man’s death. Sheffield v. R.J. Reynolds, 2013-CA-009469.
Topics: tobacco, Engle Progeny, Florida, Sheffield v. R.J. Reynolds


