Big Three Tobacco Companies Win in Nonagenarian's $8M Bladder Cancer, Heart Disease Suit
Dec 2, 2015
Jurors last week cleared the nation’s three largest tobacco companies of liability for the cancer and heart and lung diseases a 95-year-old former former pilot claims stemmed from more than our decades of smoking.
Dec 2, 2015
A trial has concluded in a class action brought on behalf of Massachusetts smokers who claim they were duped into buying Marlboro Lights by Philip Morris USA’s advertisements that they contained less nicotine than normal cigarettes.
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Nov 30, 2015
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Florence Monroe claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of their cigarettes, causing her nicotine addiction and, ultimately, her smoking-related disease.
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Nov 25, 2015
Jurors Tuesday found a South Florida musician did not suffer from the respiratory disease she claimed was caused by decades of smoking, giving R.J. Reynolds the win in her $1.9 million suit against the tobacco giant.
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Update: R.J. Reynolds, Philip Morris Hit with $11M in Damages For Restaurateur's Fatal Lung Cancer
Nov 18, 2015
Jurors this afternoon awarded $10 million, plus potential punitive damages, to the widow of a Florida smoker who claimed the country’s two largest cigarette manufacturers are responsible for her husband’s 47-year nicotine addiction and his fatal l...
Nov 16, 2015
In this tobacco litigation, Cynthia claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes fueling her nicotine addiction and leading to her smoking-related illness.
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Nov 12, 2015
As trial entered its third week in a 94-year-old ex-smoker’s suit claiming the nation’s three largest cigarette makers are responsible for his cancer, heart and pulmonary disease, the link between potential nicotine addiction and illness took cent...
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Nov 6, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco suit, plaintiff Stephen Tognoli claims Philip Morris USA concealed the dangers of smoking, which led to Lynda Tognoli's nicotine addiction and smoking-related illness.
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$325K in Punitives Against Philip Morris Doubles Verdict in Trial Over Mortician's Lung Cancer Death
Nov 6, 2015
Philip Morris was found liable for $325,000 in punitive damages Thursday for its role in the lung cancer death of a 42-year-old mortician who smoked the company's Marlboro cigarettes for most of his life.
Nov 5, 2015
In this tobacco product liability suit, Phyllis Barbose claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of smoking and fueled the addiction of John Barbose, leading to his smoking-related disease.
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Nov 5, 2015
In this tobacco liability case, Ann Cavalier claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes, causing the nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease of Thomas Cavalier.
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Nov 5, 2015
Jurors Wednesday found Philip Morris responsible for the nicotine addiction and cancer death of a 42-year-old Florida mortician who smoked for more than 25 years. But, they failed to follow instructions to award more than $2.3 million in economic ...
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