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$350K Verdict in Tobacco Trial Against RJR Likely to Be Slashed as Jurors Apportion Majority of Fault to Smoker
Mar 20, 2026
Jurors Tuesday handed down a $350,000 verdict at trial against R.J. Reynolds for the heart disease death of a long-time Florida smoker. But they apportioned the lion’s share of responsibility to the smoker himself, likely slashing the post-verdict award.
Utah Jury Awards Record-Breaking $81M Retrial Verdict For Child’s Crosswalk Death: Watch Gavel-to-Gavel via CVN
Mar 17, 2026A Utah jury has delivered a record $81 million verdict for the family and friends of a child struck and killed by a truck in a crosswalk after an initial trial ended in a defense verdict.
Johnson & Johnson Settles 2 Talc Cases During And Before Trial - More Trials Set For April
Mar 16, 2026Johnson & Johnson recently settled two cosmetic talc cases, one shortly before jury selection and the other just after opening statements, and the company faces a busy talc trial calendar heading into April..
Lengthy $45M+ Jeep Design Defect Trial Ends With Hung Jury: Watch Online via CVN
Mar 11, 2026A trial over an allegedly defective front axle suspension system in a Jeep Wrangler that supposedly caused two serious traumatic brain injuries has ended in a mistrial.
Florida News
Philip Morris Prevails at Trial Over Florida Man's Heart and Lung Diseases
Feb 3, 2026
Jurors last week cleared Philip Morris of responsibility for the heart and lung diseases a Florida man says he developed after decades of smoking the company’s cigarettes.
$675K Verdict Against RJR at Trial Over Smoker's Lung Transplant
Jan 29, 2026Jurors Tuesday handed down a $675,000 verdict against R.J. Reynolds after finding the company responsible for the emphysema that forced a long-time smoker to undergo a lung transplant.
Heart Surgeon Cleared in Med Mal Trial Over Patient's Ultimately Fatal Stroke
Nov 25, 2025Jurors last week cleared a surgeon of responsibility for the catastrophic, and ultimately fatal, stroke a Florida minister suffered during heart surgery.
Attys Debate What Led to Minister's Deadly Stroke, as Med Mal Trial Opens Against Heart Surgeon
Nov 13, 2025Attorneys yesterday debated what led to a Florida minister’s massive, and ultimately fatal, stroke during heart surgery, as trial opened against the surgeon who performed the operation.
Georgia News
Georgia Jury Clears Radiologist in Trial Over Child's Profound Birth-Related Disabilities
Jan 30, 2026
Jurors earlier this month cleared a radiologist of responsibility for a child’s severe, birth-related disabilities.
Jury Awards $48M in Med Mal Trial Against Dermatologist Over Cancer That Disfigured Georgia Man
Dec 12, 2025Jurors Wednesday awarded $48 million for the skin cancer that disfigured a Georgia man, after they found a dermatologist who treated him responsible.
$29.5M Verdict at Trial Against Repo Company Over Tow Truck Crash That Left Child With TBI
Nov 12, 2025Jurors last week handed down a $29.5 million verdict for the life-changing injuries a child suffered when she was struck by a tow truck while riding her bicycle.
Georgia Jury Clears Doctor at Trial Over Patient's Post-Op Death From Sepsis
Oct 2, 2025Jurors last month cleared a Georgia doctor of responsibility for the sepsis-related death of a patient, days after he underwent surgery.
Tobacco News
Philip Morris Prevails at Trial Over Florida Man's Heart and Lung Diseases
Feb 3, 2026
Jurors last week cleared Philip Morris of responsibility for the heart and lung diseases a Florida man says he developed after decades of smoking the company’s cigarettes.
$675K Verdict Against RJR at Trial Over Smoker's Lung Transplant
Jan 29, 2026Jurors Tuesday handed down a $675,000 verdict against R.J. Reynolds after finding the company responsible for the emphysema that forced a long-time smoker to undergo a lung transplant.
MA Jury Awards $510K for Long-Time Smoker's Fatal Lung Cancer, Finds Tobacco Cos. Liable for Conspiracy
Dec 11, 2025A Massachusetts jury handed down a $510,000 verdict for the role it found Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds played in the lung cancer death of a long-time smoker.
NM Jury Finds Claim Against R.J. Reynolds Over Deadly Throat Cancer Is Time-Barred
Nov 3, 2025Jurors last week cleared R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for the fatal throat cancer a New Mexico man suffered after smoking the company’s cigarettes for decades.