Barrett v. Philip Morris
Mar 10, 2022
This tobacco trial did not go forward. However, you may be interested in the following tobacco proceedings: Agnitti v. Philip MorrisGiambalvo v. R.J. ReynoldsBagnell v. Philip Morris
Mar 2, 2022
In this tobacco trial, Mary Hunt developed fatal lung cancer after she smoked cigarettes since the early 1960s. Her family sues R.J. Reynolds, claiming that the company is responsible for Hunt's death after concealing the risks of smoking for year...
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Feb 25, 2022
Jurors this week handed down a $15.495 million total verdict against R.J. Reynolds for the role they found the tobacco giant played in the lung cancer death of a 50-year-old Florida man.
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Feb 7, 2022
In this tobacco trial, Salvatore Giambalvo developed fatal lung cancer after smoking daily since he was 15 years old. His family sues R.J. Reynolds for Giambalvo's cancer and for conspiring for decades to hide the dangers of smoking.Representative...
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Jury Awards $9.75M at Trial over 80-Year-Old Ex-Smoker's Death
Feb 1, 2022
Jurors last week handed down a $9.75 million verdict at trial against R.J. Reynolds over an 80-year-old former smoker's death from respiratory disease.
Jan 26, 2022
R.J. Reynolds was hit with a $10 million total verdict last week for the role jurors found the company played in the bladder cancer a Florida man developed after decades of smoking.
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Jan 21, 2022
Jurors heard opposing narratives over what drove a Florida woman’s smoking decisions across decades, as trial opened against R.J. Reynolds last Friday over her respiratory disease-related death.
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Jan 14, 2022
In this Engle-progeny case, decedent Carolyn Long developed respiratory disease in 2002 after smoking cigarettes since the 1950s. Long's husband sues R.J. Reynolds, arguing that Carolyn's respiratory disease was caused by Reynolds' concealment of ...
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Trial Opens Against RJR Over Former Smoker's Bladder Cancer
Jan 5, 2022
Trial opened Monday against R.J. Reynolds over the bladder cancer a Florida man developed after decades of smoking, with attorneys sparring over what role, if any, tobacco industry messaging played in leading to the disease.
Jan 3, 2022
In this Engle-progeny case, Joseph Rutkowski developed bladder cancer after smoking cigarettes for years. Rutkowski sues R.J. Reynolds, claiming that the company engaged in a conspiracy to hide the risks of smoking for years.Rutkowski's attorneys ...
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Dec 2, 2021
November saw a full slate of big-ticket tobacco trials in courts across the country. Check out some of the top stories in CVN’s tobacco litigation coverage last month.
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Nov 24, 2021
Jurors last week awarded $6 million to a Florida woman after finding R.J. Reynolds responsible for the respiratory disease she developed after decades of smoking.
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