Cohen v. R.J. Reynolds
Mar 3, 2010
Cohen v. RJ Reynolds is an Engle-progeny tobacco trial Robin Cohen's husband was a smoker who died of cancer in 1994.The defense argued that Mr. Cohen died of cancer of the pleura, not lung cancer, and therefore Cohen was not a victim of lung can...
Aug 12, 2009
Cigarette manufacturer challenges San Francisco's ban on the sale of tobacco in pharmacies and health stores.
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Jul 27, 2009
Engle Progeny tobacco liability wrongful death jury trial in Broward County Circuit Court's complex litigation division. Shirley Barbanell died after smoking two packs of cigarettes per day for 50 years. Barbanell allegedly attempted to quit smok...
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May 11, 2009
This Engle-progeny tobacco case involves a life-long smoker who allegedly started smoking when he was 12 years old. He died of lung cancer and esophageal cancer. The plaintiff claimed that the smoker was addicted to cigarettes that contained nic...
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Sherman v. RJR Reynolds
Apr 20, 2009
Plaintiff Melba Sherman's husband, John Sherman, died of lung cancer in 1996, after smoking 3-4 packs of Lucky Strike and Winston cigarettes for over 50 years. According to the defense, Sherman enjoyed smoking, chose to smoke, knew the risks, and...
Apr 17, 2009
PASADENA: Appeal of District Court's denying motion to dismiss in class action for failure to honor "Marlboro Miles" - part of a promotional points campaign.
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Apr 8, 2009
Spyros Kalyvas was a baker (pastry chef) who died of lung cancer at age 42. The defense argued that Kalyvas embraced risky behaviors that he enjoyed, and Kalyvas actually stopped smoking for a while during a hospitalization, then started again, an...
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Feb 23, 2009
The Ferlanti case was a 10-day jury trial for a plaintiff who died at age 81 of lung cancer after suffering chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a result of cigarette smoking for over 55 years. The jury awarded the plaintiff $700,000 a...
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Hess v. RJ Reynolds
Feb 3, 2009
Stuart Hess's widow Elaine Hess sued cigarette maker Philip Morris, claiming that her husband could not stop smoking because he was addicted to nicotine. Mr. Hess died of lung cancer at age 55, in 1997.Hess v. RJR Reynolds was the first of the "E...
Dec 3, 2008
Stuart Hess's widow Elaine Hess sued cigarette maker Philip Morris, claiming that her husband could not stop smoking because he was addicted to nicotine. Mr. Hess died of lung cancer at age 55, in 1997.Hess v. RJR Reynolds was the first of the "E...
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Nov 18, 2008
This is an appeal of litigation for proposed "safer cigarette" alternative. Plaintiff, Rose, claims that two cigarette companies were negligent in designing their product because the "safer cigarette" should have used lower levels of tar and nicot...
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Apr 26, 2006
Litigation regarding whether the American Legacy FoundationÂ’s anti-tobacco marketing and advertising campaign directed at youth violated the terms of the Master Settlement Agreement resolving the various lawsuits filed by state attorneys general a...
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