Hoffman v. Philip Morris
Jan 9, 2023
In this tobacco trial, decedent Robert Hoffman smoked Philip Morris' cigarettes for years, since he was a teenager. Despite quitting smoking before 30, he developed lung cancer and died at 46.His family argues that his lung cancer resulted from hi...
Jan 9, 2023
In this tobacco trial, decedent Joanne Kinnally developed fatal lung cancer after smoking for over half a century. Joanne's husband, James Kinnally, claims R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris are responsible for producing the cigarettes that led to he...
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Dec 8, 2022
In this Engle progeny tobacco suit, decedent Robiel Chacon suffered lung cancer after smoking Philip Morris' Marlboro cigarettes for years. Chacon's family claims that this cancer was caused by Philip Morris conspiring to hide the dangers of cigar...
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Dec 2, 2022
Attorneys Monday debated what responsibility, if any, R.J. Reynolds bears for the deadly throat cancer a New Mexico man developed after decades of smoking, as trial opened against the tobacco giant.
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Perez v. R.J. Reynolds
Nov 28, 2022
In this tobacco trial, Juan Gonzales developed fatal laryngeal cancer after smoking cigarettes for five decades. Gonzales' family sues R.J. Reynolds, asserting that its Lucky Strike brand cigarettes caused his cancer. Representatives for Gonzales'...
Oct 31, 2022
The nation’s two largest cigarette makers prevailed last week at trial over the cancer death of a Florida reverend who had smoked for decades.
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Oct 20, 2022
Attorneys Monday debated what drove a Florida reverend to smoke for decades, as trial over his lung cancer death opened against the nation’s two largest tobacco companies.
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Oct 17, 2022
In this Engle progeny case, Hosey Anderson developed fatal lung cancer after smoking Marlboro and Kent brand cigarettes for decades.Anderson's family sues R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, claiming that Anderson was addicted to cigarettes and unabl...
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Tobacco Companies Prevail at Trial Over Cancer Death of Grocer Who Emigrated From Cuba
Oct 17, 2022
Jurors cleared Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds of responsibility for the death of a Florida grocer who smoked the companies' cigarettes for years.
Sep 29, 2022
Jurors last week handed down a $4.5 million verdict for the lung cancer death of a Florida woman, but apportioned a fraction of responsibility to the nation’s two largest tobacco companies, likely significantly reducing the post-verdict award.
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Sep 23, 2022
Jurors this week awarded $1.3 million to the family of a Florida man for the role cigarettes played in his coronary artery disease. But they ultimately declined to award punitive damages in an unusual verdict that touched on questions concerning w...
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Sep 22, 2022
In this Engle-progeny case, Omar Villanueva suffered from fatal lung cancer after smoking cigarettes for years. Villanueva immigrated to the United States from Cuba when he was 37, and died from cancer in 1994. Villanueva's family attributes this ...
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