Durrance v. R.J. Reynolds
May 27, 2016
In this tobacco-related lawsuit, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco company concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to the nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease of Totsie Fleming.
May 23, 2016
A diving gear company prevailed Friday against claims it was responsible for the drowning death of a renowned underwater cinematographer.
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May 20, 2016
A jury Thursday awarded $5 million to the children of a former addiction treatment counselor who died from cancer after smoking for more than five decades, and it found R.J. Reynolds liable for potential punitive damages for its role in her death.
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May 18, 2016
Jurors this week found R.J. Reynolds liable for $18 million for the role the company played in the lung cancer death of a Korean War veteran who smoked for more than half a century.
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Update: Smoker's Widower Awarded $12M in Cancer Trial, $30K in Punitives
May 12, 2016
Jurors Wednesday awarded $12 million, plus potential punitive damages, to the widower of a Florida smoker for the role R.J. Reynolds played in the woman’s cancer death.
May 11, 2016
Attorneys Monday debated whether defective equipment or diver error caused a renowned underwater filmmaker to drown, as trial began against the company that made the equipment.
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May 9, 2016
In this wrongful death action, plaintiff Terri Skiles claims Lamartek Inc. is liable for the death of well-known underwater cinematographer and cave diver Wesley Skiles, whose 2010 death during a dive was allegedly caused by a faulty breathing app...
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May 6, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, James McCabe claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers and addictiveness of cigarettes, leading to the smoking-related disease of Jane McCabe.
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Nally v. R.J. Reynolds
May 5, 2016
In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Marlene Nally claims defendant tobacco company concealed the dangers and addictiveness of its products, leading to the smoking-related illness of Joseph Nally.
May 5, 2016
Whether addiction fueled a Florida woman’s 40-plus years of smoking took center stage last week as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds for the woman’s cancer death.
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Apr 29, 2016
In this Engle progeny proceeding, George Dion is suing defendant tobacco manufacturers, claiming that they concealed the health effects of smoking and fueled the addiction of Marion Dion, leading to Marion Dion's smoking-related disease.
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Apr 28, 2016
Jurors this week awarded $33.5 million to the family of a Florida attorney after finding the nation’s two largest tobacco companies responsible for his cancer death.
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