Trial Opens Against RJR Over Former Smoker's Bladder Cancer
Jan 5, 2022
Trial opened Monday against R.J. Reynolds over the bladder cancer a Florida man developed after decades of smoking, with attorneys sparring over what role, if any, tobacco industry messaging played in leading to the disease.
Jan 3, 2022
In this Engle-progeny case, Joseph Rutkowski developed bladder cancer after smoking cigarettes for years. Rutkowski sues R.J. Reynolds, claiming that the company engaged in a conspiracy to hide the risks of smoking for years.Rutkowski's attorneys ...
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Dec 2, 2021
November saw a full slate of big-ticket tobacco trials in courts across the country. Check out some of the top stories in CVN’s tobacco litigation coverage last month.
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Nov 24, 2021
Jurors last week awarded $6 million to a Florida woman after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for the respiratory disease she developed after decades of smoking.
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R.J. Reynolds, Philip Morris Prevail at Trial Over Massachusetts Man's Cancer Death
Nov 19, 2021
Jurors Wednesday cleared the nation’s two largest cigarette makers of responsibility for a Massachusetts man’s throat cancer death after decades of smoking.
Nov 8, 2021
As trial opened last week against R.J. Reynolds over a Florida woman’s respiratory disease, claims surrounding the disease’s onset promise to play a key role in the case.
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Nov 4, 2021
In this tobacco case, plaintiff seeks damages for smoking-related disease.
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Nov 4, 2021
In this tobacco case, plaintiff seeks damages for smoking-related disease.
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Trial Begins Against RJR Over Camel Smoker's Lung Cancer Death
Nov 4, 2021
Jurors heard opposing claims of what drove a Florida man to smoke for more than 40 years before his lung cancer death, as trial opened across Friday and Monday against R.J. Reynolds.
Oct 29, 2021
In this tobacco case, plaintiff seeks to recover damages related to claims of smoking-related disease. Due to Covid-related restrictions in the courtroom, this live stream will be audio and digital evidence - video unavailable
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Oct 29, 2021
In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff, the personal representative of the estate of her husband Jay Morse claims defendants fraudulently concealed the dangers of smoking and furthered her husband's addiction to cigarettes...
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Oct 29, 2021
Attorneys Tuesday debated what role, if any, decades of smoking played in a Massachusetts man’s throat cancer death, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris.
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