Mar 14, 2015
Questions concerning the cause of Paul Pollari's death took center stage in Pollari v. R.J. Reynolds, et al, the wrongful death tobacco trial topping our Engle progeny week in review.
Mar 9, 2015
In this Engle progeny proceeding, Rose Pollari claims that defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking while furthering the addiction of Paul Pollari, leading to his smoking-related disease.
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Mar 9, 2015
Openings in Dion v. R.J. Reynolds, in which George Dion seeks damages for the lung cancer death of his wife, are the focus of our Engle progeny review.
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Mar 5, 2015
In this Engle progeny proceeding, George Dion is suing defendant tobacco manufacturers, claiming that they concealed the health effects of smoking and fueled the addiction of Marion Dion, leading to Marion Dion's smoking-related disease.
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Feb 25, 2015
A partial verdict prompted defense motions for mistrial in Caprio v. Philip Morris, an Engle progeny COPD suit against the nation's largest tobacco manufacturers.
Feb 21, 2015
A $17.4M verdict in McKeever v. Philip Morris tops this week's Engle Progeny Review
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Feb 7, 2015
McMannis v. R.J. Reynolds, et al. opened this week, setting up a key question of causation. Read more in CVN's Engle Progeny Review.
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Jan 28, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco manufacturers conspired to hide the dangers of smoking cigarettes while furthering an addiction that caused a smoking-related illness.
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Jan 10, 2015
This week's Engle progeny review features openings of a smoker's suit to recover for the cancer that cost him his larynx.
Jan 9, 2015
Trial opened in an Engle progeny suit by a man who claims decades of smoking fueled by nicotine addiction cost him his larynx.
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Jan 8, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco proceeding, plaintiff, Jose M. Vila, claims defendant tobacco manufacturer, Philip Morris, concealed the dangers of its cigarettes while furthering an addiction to nicotine that caused Vila's smoking-related illness.
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Dec 3, 2014
In this Engle progeny case, plaintiff Dorothy Haliburton claims that defendant R.J. Reynolds concealed the dangers of smoking while furthering the addiction of Andrew Haliburton, which caused his smoking-related respiratory disease.
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