N.Y. smokers can’t sue Philip Morris 
Published: May 6, 2013
Tags: cigarettes, medical monitoring, negligence, Philip Morris, product liability, strict liability, tobacco litigation
Long-time smokers could not sue Philip Morris for manufacturing cigarettes that allegedly contained unnecessarily dangerous levels of carcinogens, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Benchmarks: ‘Passion and prejudice’ negate $37M smoker award
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 14, 2012
Tags: emphysema, Engle litigation, Philip Morris, product liability, tobacco litigation
After upholding a $37 million smoker award in June, a Florida appeals court had second thoughts, deciding Wednesday that passion and prejudice so influenced the jury that the only recourse is to grant Philip Morris a new trial on damages.
Benchmarks: Fla. court slashes $16.2M from smoker award
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 3, 2012
Tags: cigarettes, Engle litigation, Philip Morris, products liability, statute of repose, tobacco litigation
A Florida appeals court has overturned a jury’s award of $16.2 million in punitive damages to a now-deceased cigarette smoker, concluding that Philip Morris should have been allowed to present a statute of repose defense to the smoker’s fraud-based conspiracy claim.
Benchmarks: Another ‘light’ cigarette class action gets the boot
Published: August 22, 2012
Tags: class action, light cigarettes, Philip Morris, product liability
Plaintiffs’ lawyers on Tuesday lost yet another bid to obtain class treatment of consumer claims over “light” cigarettes.
Philip Morris must pay smoker $37M
Published: July 3, 2012
Tags: emphysema, Engle litigation, Philip Morris, product liability, tobacco litigation
A long-time cigarette smoker sufficiently showed reliance for the purpose of establishing a tobacco company’s liability for the fraudulent concealment of the health hazards of its products, the Florida Court of Appeal has ruled.
Court tosses $5M punitive award in first ‘Engle’ case
Published: May 10, 2012
Tags: Benson & Hedges, cigarettes, Engle, Engle litigation, fraudulent concealment, Philip Morris, punitive damages, statute of repose, tobacco, tobacco litigation
A Florida appellate panel has overturned a $5 million award of punitive damages against Philip Morris in the first individual case to go to trial under the state’s court-imposed procedures for product liability suits against cigarette manufacturers.
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.
Low tar smoker wins $25 million verdict after retrial
Published: February 23, 2012
Tags: light cigarettes, low-tar cigarettes, Philip Morris, product liability, tobacco litigation
What a difference a jury instruction makes.
A retrial of a groundbreaking case brought by a smoker of low tar or “light” cigarettes against Philip Morris has resulted in a $25 million jury verdict.
First federal Engle suit results in verdict for the defense
Published: February 22, 2012
Tags: cigarettes, Engle, Engle litigation, Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds, tobacco, tobacco litigation
The defense triumphed in the first individual tobacco trial held in Florida federal court.
Jury awards $25 million in tobacco case against Philip Morris
Published: February 17, 2012
Tags: low-tar cigarettes, Oregon, Philip Morris, tobacco
A Multnomah County, Ore. jury has awarded $25 million in a low-tar tobacco verdict against Philip Morris.
