Gov’t won’t appeal ruling on graphic cigarette warnings 
Published: April 1, 2013
Tags: cigarettes, Department of Justice, DOJ, FDA, First Amendment, Food and Drug Administration, Liggett Group, Lorillard, R.J. Reynolds, tobacco labeling
The Department of Justice has decided not to appeal a court decision striking down the Food and Drug Administration’s new graphic warnings on cigarette packages on First Amendment grounds.
Supreme Court lets stand $20M ‘Engle’ verdict
Published: December 10, 2012
Tags: Engle, Liggett Group, R.J. Reynolds, tobacco litigation, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a $20 million product liability judgment against R.J. Reynolds and Liggett Group, declining the tobacco giants’ invitation to decide whether Florida’s procedures for handling smoker claims violate due process.
Plaintiffs score two Engle wins
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: February 10, 2012
Tags: Engle litigation, Liggett Group, Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds, tobacco litigation
Plaintiffs in the ongoing Engle tobacco litigation have scored two consecutive victories.
Jurors in Pensacola County and Highland County, Fla. awarded compensatory and punitive damages to the families of Mattie Ward and Claire Hallgren. Ward’s estate was awarded $2.7 million and Hallgren’s estate received $3.5 million.
