Court upholds big award in smoker’s case 
Published: August 19, 2011
Tags: California, cigarette, Philip Morris, tobacco, wrongful death
A California state appeals court upheld $13.8 million in punitive damages against Philip Morris for the addiction and death of a 45-year cigarette smoker, saying the company’s decades of concealment and lies about the dangers of its products were “extremely reprehensible.”
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.
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.
Jury awards no damages in smoking death
Published: July 22, 2011
Tags: Florida, smoking, tobacco, wrongful death
A Florida jury has held tobacco companies partly responsible for a woman’s death but awarded her husband nothing.
$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.
Defense team scores big win for cigarette giant
By:
Phillip Bantz
Published: June 17, 2011
Tags: cigarettes, defective design, Massachusetts, Philip Morris, smoking, tobacco, wrongful death
When Stephen C. Haglund proposed to his wife, he flipped open a pack of Marlboro cigarettes to reveal the engagement ring. He thought nothing of trudging through a New England blizzard just to buy smokes. And he kept on puffing even after he was diagnosed with 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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