Philip Morris & RJR Hit with $5.5M Judgment, Plus Possible Punitives, at Trial Over New York Native's Fatal Cancer
Nov 17, 2016
Jurors found R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris liable in the lung cancer death of a New York native, slapping the tobacco giants with nearly $5.5 million in compensatory damages and finding punitives potentially warranted for conspiring to hide the ...
Nov 17, 2016
A Florida appeals court has overturned a rare $8 million verdict in an asbestos-related mesothelioma lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Crane Co.
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Nov 16, 2016
A South Florida jury imposed a $6 million punitive verdict on R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris yesterday, completing a $10 million damage award against the tobacco giants for their role in a former nurse’s cancer and respiratory disease.
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Nov 15, 2016
Jurors Monday concluded a former real estate broker's nearly $9 million suit against R.J. Reynolds was time barred, despite their finding nicotine addiction fueled a half-century-long smoking habit that has now tied her to an oxygen tank.
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Smoker's Snowbird Status Debated in Trial Against Tobacco Cos. Over Fatal Cancer
Nov 7, 2016
As trial opened last week against the nation's two largest tobacco companies over claims smoking killed a New York native who spent her winters in Florida, attorneys debated what fueled the woman's half-century smoking habit and whether she was a ...
Nov 4, 2016
R.J. Reynolds faces a $21.5 million total damage award for the part it played in the lung cancer death of a Florida Army veteran, after jurors hit the tobacco company with $14 million in punitive damages Thursday.
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Nov 3, 2016
Jurors Wednesday rejected defense claims that a recreational cocaine user could not be addicted to nicotine and awarded his family $6 million for the role they found R.J. Reynolds played in his fatal throat cancer.
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Nov 2, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette makers caused the nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease of Carole Martin, by concealing the dangers of smoking.
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Kloppenburg v. R.J. Reynolds
Nov 2, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker hid the dangers of smoking, causing nicotine addiction and smoking-related illness.
Nov 2, 2016
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker hid the dangers of its products, leading to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.
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Nov 2, 2016
Jurors Tuesday declared themselves at an impasse during deliberations in an $8.75-million trial against R.J. Reynolds over fatal complications from a smoker's lung cancer, causing a Florida judge to declare a mistrial in the case
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Nov 2, 2016
Jurors Wednesday awarded $7.5 million in compensatory damages to the widow of an Army veteran for the role they found cigarette manufacturer R.J. Reynolds played in his lung cancer death.
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