Punitives-Only Trial Opens Against RJR Over Winston Smoker's Throat Cancer Death
Oct 13, 2021
Jurors heard opening statements Friday over what financial punishment, if any, R.J. Reynolds should pay for the throat cancer death of a Florida smoker a quarter-century ago, and nearly five years after a multi-million-dollar compensatory award in...
Oct 8, 2021
In this tobacco trial, decedent Jose Ledo developed fatal laryngeal cancer that took his life in 1996. Ledo, a Cuban immigrant, had already begun smoking when he arrived in the United States in 1961.Plaintiffs Mirtha and Carlos Ledo, wife and son ...
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Sep 9, 2021
In this tobacco case, plaintiff is seeking damages for disease she claims is caused by defendant's manufacturer's cigarettes.
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Aug 23, 2021
In this tobacco proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco companies hid the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
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State of North Carolina v. JUUL Labs, Inc.
Jun 28, 2021
This will be a final pre-trial motion hearing in the first lawsuit filed against an e-cigarette maker over claims the company has violated North Carolina's Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Jun 25, 2021
A North Carolina state court judge will hold a final pre-trial motion hearing Monday in a closely-watched case accusing top e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs Inc. of engaging in deceptive marketing to minors.
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Jun 15, 2021
Jurors Monday handed down a $2 million punitive verdict against R.J. Reynolds for the role they found the tobacco giant played in a long-time smoker’s respiratory disease, wrapping a $2.54 million total award in the in-person trial.
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Jun 11, 2021
Jurors Thursday awarded more than $540,000 to the family of a Florida man whose respiratory disease they found was caused by smoking R.J. Reynolds cigarettes, and they concluded punitive damages were potentially warranted against the tobacco giant...
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Ex-Smoker Awarded $3M In Florida Tobacco Trial Against RJ Reynolds
May 25, 2021
A man suffering from chronic lung disease after decades of smoking was awarded roughly $3 million on Monday in Florida state court.
May 24, 2021
In this Engle progeny tobacco case, plaintiffs, the family member of a man who developed COPD after decades of smoking, claim defendant R.J. Reynolds, maker of the cigarettes he favored, is responsible, by causing his addiction to cigarettes, whic...
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May 19, 2021
A Florida state court jury heard opening statements Tuesday at an in-person trial over liability for a smoker’s lung disease.
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May 18, 2021
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker is responsible for smoking-related disease.
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