Ken Ellis v. RJ Reynolds
Aug 27, 2014
In this Engle progeny suit, plaintiff, the son of Betty Owens, claims that defendant's concealment of the dangers of smoking, combined with their cigarette production process, caused Owens to become addicted to smoking. Plaintiff alleges Owens's 4...
Aug 26, 2014
Engle Litigation Trading Cards return with Series 2. Look back at a few key cards in Series 1 today.
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Aug 26, 2014
A jury awarded no compensatory damages to the plaintiff in an Engle progeny suit, but found defendant tobacco firms liable for punitive damages, raising the issuse of whether a copensatory award was a prerequisite to punitive damage liability.
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Glenn L Thrash Sr v. State Farm Fire And Casualty Company et al
Aug 25, 2014
Plaintiff Glenn Thrash, a homeowner, filed suit against defendants State Farm; ServPro, a home repair business; and Jackie Copeland, ServPro's officer, claiming breach of the insurance contract and negligence related to the repair and cleaning of ...
Aug 25, 2014
In this Engle progeny lawsuit, plaintiff, the widow of smoker smoker Paul Baum, claims that Baum was addicted to cigarettes and that his 50-plus-year smoking habit caused and aggravated the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that ultimately kil...
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Aug 25, 2014
In closing arguments, opposing counsel argued whether Gloria Gore, the smoker at the center of an Engle progeny suit, was a nicotine addict or a smoker by choice.
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Aug 22, 2014
Read the week's highlights from all of the Engle progeny cases CVN is covering, and get a look ahead to what's happening next week.
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Plaintiff Testifies in Massachusetts's Second Pelvic Mesh Trial Against Boston Scientific
Aug 21, 2014
In Massachusetts's second pelvic mesh trial involving Boston Scientific and its products, plaintiff testified to pain she suffered following the pelvic mesh surgery.
Aug 20, 2014
The daughter of a deceased smoker in an Engle progeny trial against tobacco companies testified her father was a nicotine addict who was always trying to quit smoking.
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Aug 19, 2014
In this pelvic mesh product liability suit, plaintiff was the recipient of defendant's Obtryx pelvic mesh device to treat stress incontinence. Plaintiff claims that the product's defective design and defendant's failure to warn plaintiff's physici...
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Aug 19, 2014
A surgeon testified that smoking, not tuberculosis scarring, was the most likely cause of cancer in a man at the heart of an Engle progeny tobacco suit.
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