Ledo v. R.J. Reynolds
Apr 11, 2023
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 ...
Apr 6, 2023
Jurors Tuesday handed down a $13.5 million verdict at trial against R.J. Reynolds over the 1996 cancer death of a Florida smoker.
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Mar 22, 2023
Attorneys Monday debated who was responsible for the cancer death of a Florida smoker, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds.
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Mar 20, 2023
In this tobacco trial, decedent Fernando Rey developed fatal lung cancer after smoking cigarettes since he was a teenager. His three children sue R.J. Reynolds, contending their Camel brand cigarettes caused his cancer. Representatives for the pla...
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Philip Morris & RJR Prevail at Trial Where Parties Disputed Origin of Woman's Deadly Cancer
Mar 20, 2023
A Florida state court jury Friday cleared the nation’s two largest cigarette makers of responsibility for the cancer death of a Florida woman who smoked for more than a quarter-century.
Mar 14, 2023
In this tobacco trial, decedent Audree Johnson died from lung cancer after smoking a pack of Marlboros daily since she was young.Johnson's family claims that this cancer was due to Philip Morris producing defectively designed products and conspiri...
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Mar 7, 2023
In this tobacco trial, decedent Louise Marsh was diagnosed with cancer after smoking for almost three decades, despite having quit cigarettes for over ten years before her diagnosis. Her family sues R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, contending that...
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Feb 23, 2023
Jurors Friday levied a $5 million verdict against Philip Morris in finding the company and its Marlboro cigarettes responsible for the laryngeal cancer a Massachusetts man developed.
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Massachusetts Jury Clears Philip Morris & RJR of Liability for Woman's Cancer Death
Feb 9, 2023
Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds prevailed at trial last week over the lung cancer death of a Massachusetts woman who smoked for more than 50 years.
Feb 7, 2023
In this tobacco trial, Calvin Woodley developed laryngeal cancer after smoking cigarettes for over five decades. Woodley claims that years of smoking Philip Morris' Marlboro brand cigarettes caused this cancer, and that Morris failed to warn him o...
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Feb 1, 2023
Jurors last week awarded $6 million to the family of a Florida woman after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for her respiratory disease-related death.
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Jan 24, 2023
A Florida jury handed down a $5 million verdict against Philip Morris Friday after concluding a Florida man died from lung cancer caused by the company’s Marlboro cigarettes. However, jurors apportioned 40% of fault to the smoker himself.
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