Florida Supreme Court Rulings Deal Blow to Big Tobacco Defense in Engle Progeny Claims
Apr 2, 2015
Two Florida Supreme Court rulings Thursday rendered it easier for many Engle progeny plaintiffs to prove fraudulent concealment claims against tobacco defendants.
Mar 30, 2015
In this Engle progeny tobacco suit, plaintiffs Thomas and Bettye Ryan claim that defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking cigarettes, fueling nicotine addiction and leading to smoking-related health problems.
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Mar 30, 2015
Ford Settles $31M Seat Belt Design Suit
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Mar 24, 2015
Jury trial in a wrongful death/product liability suit filed by the family of a child who died in a fire after the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee he was riding in was struck from behind, allegedly causing the fuel tank to rupture. Click here for more in-...
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First Jeep Fuel Tank Fire Lawsuit Goes To Trial
Mar 24, 2015
Trial Begins In First Lawsuit Over Jeep Fuel Tank Fires
Mar 23, 2015
Jurors awarded a smoker's widow than $10M, along with potential future punitive damages, in her suit against R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris for the lung cancer death of her husband. Pollari v. R.J. Reynolds
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Mar 18, 2015
Dion v. R.J. Reynolds, a wrongful death Engle progeny tobacco case ended in mistrial when jurors were unable to reach a verdict after nearly two days of deliberations.
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Mar 16, 2015
GM settled, for the second time, a wrongful death suit stemming from an allegedly defective ignition switch in one of its cars, in Melton v. General Motors.
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Cause of Smoker's Death a Key Question in Trial Topping the Engle Progeny Review for the Week of March 9
Mar 14, 2015
Questions concerning the cause of Paul Pollari's death took center stage in Pollari v. R.J. Reynolds, et al, the wrongful death tobacco trial topping our Engle progeny week in review.
Mar 14, 2015
Trucking Co. Blasted With $19.25M Wrongful Death Verdict
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Mar 9, 2015
Jury trial in wrongful death suit originally filed in 2013. Kathy Bruno's husband Michael was killed after colliding with a parked Landstar truck after exiting a roadway due to a tire failure. The suit alleges negligence by Landstar's driver for p...
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Mar 9, 2015
In this Engle progeny proceeding, Rose Pollari claims that defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking while furthering the addiction of Paul Pollari, leading to his smoking-related disease.
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