Mar 8, 2019
Attorneys Thursday debated the role tobacco marketing and nicotine addiction played in the death of a 71-year-old woman who smoked for more than half a century, as trial opened against the country’s two largest cigarette makers.
Mar 7, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturer concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease. ****We are currently having trouble establishing a reliable 4G stream due to conditions in the courtroom. ...
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Feb 28, 2019
Fort Lauderdale, FL—A Florida state court jury hit the nation’s two largest tobacco companies with a $37 million total damage award for the role it found the companies played in a woman’s death after losing a lung to cancer.
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Feb 27, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendants hid the dangers of smoking, which caused addiction and disease.
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Feb 27, 2019
R.J. Reynolds Tuesday was hit with a $10 million total damage award for the role jurors found it played in the cancer that cost a Florida smoker his stomach.
Feb 27, 2019
A Florida state court judge Wednesday declared a mistrial in a case against two Tallahassee-area bars over the devastating brain injury a Florida woman suffered in a late night hit-and-run, after jurors declared themselves hopelessly deadlocked.
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Feb 26, 2019
Philip Morris was hit with a $2.5 million verdict, but avoided a punitive damage award against it for the role jurors found the tobacco giant played in the cancer death of a Florida truck driver.
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Feb 22, 2019
Jurors Friday awarded $1 million to the family of a Florida man who died of lung cancer they found was caused by R.J. Reynolds cigarettes and a conspiracy to hide the dangers of smoking. However, the jury rejected a claim for punitive damages in t...
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Feb 21, 2019
Attorneys Monday argued over the role alcohol played in a late-night crash that left an 18-year-old Florida woman with catastrophic brain damage, as trial opened against two bars that served a pair of underage drinkers.
Feb 18, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff, claims defendant cigarette maker concealed the hazards of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
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Feb 18, 2019
In this negligence case, plaintiff seeks damages from defendant tavern owners, claiming they served alcohol to an underage employee, who, while drunk, struck plaintiff.
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Feb 15, 2019
Attorneys debated what drove a Florida woman to smoke up to two packs a day until cancer cost her a lung, as trial over her death began last week against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies.
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