$21.5M Award to Couple in COPD Suit Against RJR Tops the Engle Progeny Review for the Week of April 12
Apr 18, 2015
Jurors awarded Thomas and Bettye Ryan $21.5 million in compensatory damages alone for the smoking-related COPD they claim R.J. Reynolds misrepresentations caused Thomas Ryan to suffer.
Apr 15, 2015
Opposing counsel debated a smoker's reliance on tobacco marketing and whether it caused the COPD that required her lung transplant in openings of Russo v. Philip Morris.
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Apr 10, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco suit, plaintiffs Thomas and Bettye Ryan claim that defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking cigarettes, fueling nicotine addiction and leading to smoking-related health problems.
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Apr 10, 2015
In this Engle progeny case, Tina Russo claimed defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking while furthering Phyllis Frazier's addiction to cigarettes, which caused her smoking-related disease.
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Florida High Court Decision Leads to Engle Mistrial, Tops the Engle Progeny Review for the Week of March 30
Apr 3, 2015
Florida State Supreme Court decisions that remove the statute of repose as a barrier to Engle progeny plaintiffs recovering on fraudulent concealment claims led to a mistrial in Ryan v. R.J. Reynolds.
Apr 2, 2015
Two Florida Supreme Court rulings Thursday rendered it easier for many Engle progeny plaintiffs to prove fraudulent concealment claims against tobacco defendants.
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Mar 30, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco suit, plaintiffs Thomas and Bettye Ryan claim that defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking cigarettes, fueling nicotine addiction and leading to smoking-related health problems.
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Mar 26, 2015
Jurors awarded the widower of a deceased smoker $2 million in his Engle progeny suit claiming her addiction to R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris cigarettes led to her artery disease and fatal cancer. Gore v. R.J. Reynolds.
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Tobacco Makers Hit with $3M Punitive Verdict in Widow's Wrongful Death Suit
Mar 25, 2015
Jurors awarded $3 million in total punitives, split evenly between tobacco makers Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, in Rose Pollari's suit for the lung cancer death of her husband.
Mar 23, 2015
Jurors awarded a smoker's widow than $10M, along with potential future punitive damages, in her suit against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris for the lung cancer death of her husband. Pollari v. R.J. Reynolds
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Mar 18, 2015
Dion v. R.J. Reynolds, a wrongful death Engle progeny tobacco case ended in mistrial when jurors were unable to reach a verdict after nearly two days of deliberations.
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Mar 16, 2015
In this Engle progeny lawsuit, plaintiff, the widower of Gloria Gore, alleges defendant tobacco companies are responsible for her smoking addiction, which caused the carotid stenosis and lung cancer that led to her death. Defendants contend Gloria...
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