
May 19, 2026
A Michigan jury awarded roughly $33 million to a man who suffered brain and back injuries after a school bus driver ran a red light and t-boned his truck.
Over the last few months, CVN cameras have captured a wide range of major trials across the nation, including a landmark proceeding against a social media giant and retrial in a wrongful death crosswalk collision case. Watch key closing moments in three of the latest high-profile trials we've covered.
A Florida jury cleared R.J. Reynolds of the lung cancer death of an Emmy Award-winning CBS cameraman who had smoked the company’s cigarettes for decades.
A California jury delivered a defense verdict in a high-stakes trial accusing an LAPD officer of accidentally killing a 14-year-old girl in a department store while responding to a call about a violent customer.

May 14, 2026
A Florida jury cleared R.J. Reynolds of the lung cancer death of an Emmy Award-winning CBS cameraman who had smoked the company’s cigarettes for decades.
Jurors handed down a roughly $2 million verdict last week for the injuries a man suffered in a collision with a tractor-trailer, though that post-verdict award will be slashed, based on the jury’s apportionment of responsibility between the two drivers involved.
Attorneys Monday debated who was at fault for a 2023 tractor-trailer crash that severely injured a Florida man.
Jurors Tuesday handed down a $350,000 verdict at trial against R.J. Reynolds for the heart disease death of a long-time Florida smoker. But they apportioned the lion’s share of responsibility to the smoker himself, likely slashing the post-verdict award.

Apr 3, 2026
A medical malpractice proceeding over a Georgia woman’s death from an undiagnosed brain tumor ended in mistrial Monday after jurors declared themselves deadlocked.
Attorneys Tuesday previewed evidence surrounding the medical care of a Georgia woman who died from an undiagnosed brain tumor, as trial opened against a physician who treated her.
Jurors earlier this month cleared a radiologist of responsibility for a child’s severe, birth-related disabilities.
Jurors Wednesday awarded $48 million for the skin cancer that disfigured a Georgia man, after they found a dermatologist who treated him responsible.

May 14, 2026
A Florida jury cleared R.J. Reynolds of the lung cancer death of an Emmy Award-winning CBS cameraman who had smoked the company’s cigarettes for decades.
Jurors last week cleared Philip Morris of responsibility for the heart and lung diseases a Florida man says he developed after decades of smoking the company’s cigarettes.
Jurors Tuesday handed down a $675,000 verdict against R.J. Reynolds after finding the company responsible for the emphysema that forced a long-time smoker to undergo a lung transplant.
A Massachusetts jury handed down a $510,000 verdict for the role it found Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds played in the lung cancer death of a long-time smoker.
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