Russ v. R.J. Reynolds
Apr 12, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturer concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
Apr 8, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette companies hid the dangers of smoking, causing addiction and disease. NOTE: Due to COVID-19-related safety restrictions at the courthouse, CVN is unable to stream this trial live. The 11th ...
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Apr 5, 2019
A Florida state court jury Wednesday found a woman’s claim against R.J. Reynolds was time-barred, clearing the tobacco company of liability for the heart disease she claims was caused by the company’s cigarettes.
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Apr 3, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiffs claims defendant cigarette companies hid the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.
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$16M Punitive Verdict Against RJR Exceeds $10M Punitive Request in FL Non-Engle Cancer Trial
Apr 1, 2019
R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $16 million punitive verdict Thursday for its role in the lung cancer death of a 53-year-old Florida woman who began smoking when she was a teenager.
Mar 27, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant hid the hazards of cigarettes, causing nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Mar 27, 2019
A Massachusetts state court jury cleared R.J. Reynolds on Wednesday of responsibility for the cancer death of a 54-year-old nurse who smoked for decades.
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Mar 21, 2019
Philip Morris was hit with an $800,000 punitive verdict Tuesday for its role in the cancer an alcohol abuse counselor developed after years of smoking the company’s cigarettes.
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Coates v. R.J. Reynolds
Mar 15, 2019
In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant hid the dangers of smoking, causing nicotine addiction and disease.
Mar 14, 2019
A Massachusetts nurse who died from lung cancer was the victim of dangerous cigarette design and a scheme to undermine evidence of smoking’s risks, an attorney for the nurse’s family told jurors Tuesday, as trial began against R.J. Reynolds and a ...
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Mar 13, 2019
In this Engle tobacco litigation proceeding, Bernice McCall claims defendant Philip Morris concealed the dangers of cigarettes, which caused the lung cancer and death of Martin McCall.
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Mar 8, 2019
Attorneys Thursday debated the role tobacco marketing and nicotine addiction played in the death of a 71-year-old woman who smoked for more than half a century, as trial opened against the country’s two largest cigarette makers.
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