Chicago Jury Hands Down Pair of Verdicts Against Philip Morris, Clears RJR in Consolidated Tobacco Trial
Oct 13, 2026
Jurors late last month found Philip Morris responsible for the diseases a pair of long-time smokers suffered, but cleared co-defendant R.J. Reynolds in a trial consolidating the plaintiffs’ claims.
Sep 16, 2026
Jurors earlier this month handed down a $50 million verdict for the cancer death of a Florida woman who smoked Philip Morris’ Virginia Slims cigarettes for years, and they found the company 75 percent responsible for her disease.
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Sep 10, 2026
In this proceeding consolidating a pair of tobacco lawsuits, two smokers claim that defendant cigarette manufacturers are responsible for the smokers' lung cancer and laryngeal cancer by concealing the dangers of the cigarettes they manufactured. ...
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Aug 28, 2026
In this tobacco proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco companies hid the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
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Johns, et al. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Jun 10, 2026
In this Engle progeny tobacco proceeding, plaintiffs, the family members of a deceased smoker, contend that defendant tobacco company is responsible for the smoker's addiction to cigarettes and her laryngeal and, ultimately fatal, lung cancer. Def...
May 18, 2026
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff seeks to recover damages for disease allegedly caused by smoking.
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May 14, 2026
A Florida jury cleared R.J. Reynolds of the lung cancer death of an Emmy Award-winning CBS cameraman who had smoked the company’s cigarettes for decades.
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May 1, 2026
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff seeks to recover for injuries allegedly caused by smoking.
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Sacs v R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Apr 13, 2026
In this tobacco, product liability claim, plaintiffs, the family members of a smoker who died from lung cancer, claim defendant tobacco company is responsible for defectively designing cigarettes and concealing their dangers from the public.Defend...
Mar 10, 2026
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff seeks to recover damages for alleged smoking-related disease.
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Feb 3, 2026
In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff seeks to recover damages for alleged, smoking-related disease.
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Feb 3, 2026
Jurors last week cleared Philip Morris of responsibility for the heart and lung diseases a Florida man says he developed after decades of smoking the company’s cigarettes.
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