Florida court tosses $2 million award in ‘Engle’ case 
Published: March 1, 2012
Tags: Engle, Engle litigation, lung cancer, Philip Morris, tobacco, tobacco litigation, wrongful death
Philip Morris will not have to pay $2 million to the husband of a deceased smoker after a Florida appeals court decided last week that his lawsuit was barred by the state’s statute of limitations.
Ten years after smoker’s suit, jury awards $12.8M to son
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: August 18, 2011
Tags: lung cancer, Philip Morris, smoking, tobacco litigation, wrongful death
When Michael Piuze represented Richard Boeken in his lawsuit against Philip Morris for causing his lung cancer, the smoker asked Piuze to make sure he took care of his family and “do his best to screw up Philip Morris.”
Piuze ended up winning a $3 billion verdict for Boeken in 2001.
Last week, Piuze made good on his promise to his client, who died in 2002. After another jury trial against Philip Morris, Piuze won $12.8 million for Boeken’s son, Dylan, for the wrongful death of his father.
Philip Morris to pay $12.8 million to son for father’s death
Published: August 11, 2011
Tags: California, lung cancer, Philip Morris, smoking, tobacco, wrongful death
A jury has ordered Philip Morris USA Inc. to pay $12.8 million to the 19-year-old son of a man who died of lung cancer from smoking Marlboro cigarettes.
Federal agencies launch radon reduction program
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 8, 2011
Tags: Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency, federal agencies, lung cancer, radon
WASHINGTON – Citing radon as a leading cause of non-smoking-related lung cancer, which leads to about 21,000 deaths each year, more than a half dozen federal agencies have joined in an effort to reduce exposure to the radioactive element.
Engle verdict awards plaintiff only $11,000
Published: April 19, 2011
Tags: cigarettes, Engle, Florida, Lorillard, lung cancer, tobacco
A jury in Escambia County, Fla. has returned the lowest verdict so far in a string of suits on behalf of smokers against tobacco companies, finding the decedent 95 percent liable for his health issues.
Jurors award $2.4 million to widow of smoker
Published: April 14, 2011
Tags: cigarette, Engle, Florida, lung cancer, tobacco
An 87-year-old Lake Worth, Fla. widow has won a $2.47 million verdict against three tobacco companies for causing the 1998 death of her husband from lung cancer.
Workers’ families awarded $9.6 million in asbestos suit
By:
Danielle Ulman
Published: March 9, 2011
Tags: asbestos, lung cancer
A Maryland jury has awarded more than $9.6 million to the families of four deceased workers who were exposed to asbestos in their work in Baltimore and died of lung cancer.
$4.5 million settlement reached in casino secondhand smoke suit
By:
Associated Press
Published: December 13, 2010
Tags: casino, lung cancer, New Jersey, second hand smoke
A former Atlantic City, N.J. casino employee has settled his second hand smoke claim for $4.5 million.
Casino settles secondhand smoke lawsuit for $4.5 million
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: December 6, 2010
Tags: casino, lung cancer, New Jersey, secondhand smoke, tobacco
A former casino employee who said his lung cancer was caused by 25 years of exposure to secondhand smoke at work has settled a lawsuit against his ex-employer for $4.5 million.
Florida tobacco plaintiff takes $1,000 settlement
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: January 25, 2010
Tags: Engle litigation, lung cancer, Philip Morris, tobacco litigation
The New Year didn’t begin well for the Florida tobacco plaintiffs.
