Trejo v. Ford Motor Co.
Sep 9, 2014
Plaintiff, the surviving family of Rafael Trejo, who died after a vehicular accident caused the Ford Excursion to roll over, pinning him, is suing the defendant vehicle manufacturer claiming that the vehicle was defectively designed and ultimately...
Sep 4, 2014
The attorney for the widow of a decades-long smoker sought up to $24.9 million in compensatory damages during closings of her Engle progeny suit.
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Sep 3, 2014
Opposing counsel argued whether a smoker in a Florida tobacco lawsuit suffered from COPD or a rare cartilage disease unrelated to smoking. The issue is critical to plaintiff's Engle class membership.
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Aug 29, 2014
Read about the Engle progeny tobacco cases CVN is covering live.
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Aug 27, 2014
A Miami jury awarded $7 million to the family of a 60-year smoker in an Engle progeny tobacco verdict.
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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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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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Engle Progeny Review for the Week of August 18
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.
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
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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Aug 14, 2014
In opening statements of Robert Gore v. R.J. Reynolds, an Engle progeny case, opposing counsel argued whether Gloria Gore had been addicted to smoking.
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