$37M Award Slams Philip Morris & RJR at Trial Over Smoker's Cancer, COPD Death
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.
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.
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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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|BREAKING UPDATE| $1M Verdict Handed Down Against RJR for Smoker's Fatal Lung Cancer
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...
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 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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Feb 11, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
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Jury Slaps RJR With $13.5M Punitive Verdict at Trial Over Smoker's Fatal Throat Cancer
Feb 8, 2019
R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $13.5 million punitive verdict Thursday for its part in the throat cancer death of a Florida smoker.
Feb 7, 2019
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff contends defendant cigarette manufacturer hid the dangers of smoking, leading to nicotine addiction and disease.
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Feb 6, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant hid the dangers of cigarettes, leading to addiction and disease.
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Feb 5, 2019
In this tobacco trial, decedent Tyrone Dixon died from throat cancer after smoking for most of his life. This case has been tried before but the verdict was overturned upon appeal, as the appellate court found that the trial court did not provide ...
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