Philip Morris wins first smoker trial in Alaska 
Published: December 8, 2011
Tags: cigarettes, Engle, Engle litigation, Philip Morris, smoking, tobacco litigation
Philip Morris USA has announced a unanimous verdict in its favor in the first individual smoking case to be tried in Alaska.
West Virginia tobacco suit ends in mistrial
Published: November 17, 2011
Tags: Engle, mistrial, tobacco, tobacco litigation
A large-scale tobacco suit on behalf of more than 600 plaintiffs ended in a mistrial last week.
Tobacco defendants win two straight Engle verdicts
Published: November 3, 2011
Tags: Engle, Engle litigation, Florida, smoking, tobacco
The tobacco industry defendants have won two more defense verdicts in the individual trials in Florida known as the Engle litigation.
Latest ‘Engle’ cases split
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: October 6, 2011
Tags: Engle, Engle litigation, tobacco, tobacco litigation
As the individual tobacco trials in Florida roll on, the mixed results continue.
One jury recently sided with the defense in the case of a man who died of emphysema, while a second jury awarded $1.5 million to a plaintiff who died of esophageal cancer.
Fla. Supreme Court rejects ‘Engle’ appeal
Published: July 29, 2011
Tags: cancer, Engle, Engle litigation, R.J. Reynolds, smoking, tobacco, tobacco litigation, wrongful death
In a blow to tobacco defendants facing thousands of suits in Florida state court in the Engle litigation, the Florida Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a case where an Engle plaintiff was awarded $30 million.
Plaintiffs see limited damages in ‘Engle’ suits
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: July 29, 2011
Tags: cancer, Engle, Engle litigation, Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds, smoking, tobacco, tobacco litigation, wrongful death
Two more plaintiffs have won individual trials in the ongoing Florida Engle litigation, but one plaintiff was apportioned 70 percent of the fault and the other was awarded zero damages.
$5 million awarded in latest Engle suit
Published: June 28, 2011
Tags: cancer, Engle, Engle litigation, R.J. Reynolds, smoking, tobacco, wrongful death
In the latest Engle suit to reach a verdict, jurors in Gainesville, Fla. awarded $5 million to the family of a man who died of lung cancer.
Court affirms Engle verdict
Published: June 15, 2011
Tags: Engle, Engle litigation, tobacco, tobacco litigation
Lending credence to the continued use of the pre-determined liability findings in the Engle cases, an appellate court in Florida recently affirmed a $17.5 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds.
Plaintiffs win more Engle suits
Published: May 31, 2011
Tags: Engle, Engle litigation, tobacco, tobacco litigation
Extending the plaintiffs’ winning streak in the Engle tobacco litigation in Florida, juries awarded roughly $1 million and $3.6 million in two different cases in late May.
Jury rules for Philip Morris in smoker suit
Published: May 25, 2011
Tags: Engle, Engle litigation, Philip Morris, tobacco, tobacco litigation
A federal jury has ruled in favor of Philip Morris in a suit brought by a smoker alleging that the tobacco company’s cigarettes caused her lung cancer.
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