McKeever v. Philip Morris, et al.
Feb 9, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco suit, Vickie McKeever claims defendant Philip Morris Tobacco Co. concealed the dangers of cigarette smoking and fueled the addiction of Theodore McKeever, leading to his smoking-related disease.
Feb 7, 2015
McMannis v. R.J. Reynolds, et al. opened this week, setting up a key question of causation. Read more in CVN's Engle Progeny Review.
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Feb 5, 2015
In this Engle progeny proceeding, Donald McMannis claims defendant tobacco manufacturers R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris concealed the dangers of smoking and furthered Barbara McMannis' addiction to cigarettes, which caused her smoking-related lun...
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Feb 4, 2015
The physician at the heart of a medical malpractice suit against a concierge medical firm testified today, claiming he, not a concierge firm, made medical decisions for his patients.
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Engle Progeny Review for the Week of January 26
Jan 31, 2015
This week's Engle progeny review features opening statements in Caprio v. Philip Morris, et al., a suit by a 72-year-old smoker suffering from COPD.
Jan 29, 2015
The widow of powerboat racer Joey Gratton settled her wrongful death suit against the company that oversaw the 2011 race in which he drowned.
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Jan 29, 2015
In Beber v. MDVIP, a medical malpractice suit against a concierge medical services firm and one of its affiliated physicians a doctor who treated the plaintiff's wife testified he immediately suspected the vascular disease that cost the patient he...
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Jan 28, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco manufacturers conspired to hide the dangers of smoking cigarettes while furthering an addiction that caused a smoking-related illness.
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Engle Progeny Review for the Week of January 19
Jan 23, 2015
Philip Morris' verdict in the first state court Engle trial of 2015, Vila v. Philip Morris, is the focus of this week's Engle progeny review.
Jan 22, 2015
In this medical malpractice suit, plaintiff Robert Beber is suing MVIP, claiming that their failure to appropriately diagnose and treat Joan Beber's vascular disease led to the loss of her leg and her eventual death. Click here for more in-depth c...
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Jan 17, 2015
This week's Engle progeny review details plaintiff's attempts to link his smoking, rather than HPV, to his laryngeal cancer, in Jose Vila v. Philip Morris.
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