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[Florida] Fla. Court Throws Out $17M Award Against Big Tobacco ($$)
A Florida appeals court on Friday reversed a $16.8 million judgment against Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. for the family of a woman who died of smoking-related diseases, ruling a trial court had prematurely declared her a member of
May 10, 2013
Law360
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May 13, 2013 04:12
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[Florida] Sikes v. R.J. Reynolds
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Sep 20, 2012
Courtroom View Network (CVN)
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Sep 20, 2012 08:14
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[Florida] Plainitffs' Firms Push 11th Circ. To Uphold Engle Findings ($$)
More than 30 law firms representing plaintiffs in Engle tobacco litigation urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to reject R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s contention that the cases violate its due process rights, arguing that such a finding would threaten t
May 9, 2013
Law360
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May 15, 2013 08:47
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[Washington] Roll your own cigarette store find loophole to open back up
President Obama signed a part of the Highway Transportation Bill . . . So Alexander and other owners across the country found a loophole with the help of lawyers, changing the store fronts from retail locations to Private Member Only Clubs.
Sep 14, 2012
KNDO-TV (Yakima, WA)
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Sep 14, 2012 07:40
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[New York] SCHWAB: A new smoking trend?
May 6, 2012
Dunkirk (NY) Observer
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May 6, 2012 19:21
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[Florida] Product Liability Group Of The Year: Jones Day ($$)
Jones Day's product liability team emerged victorious from a trip into uncharted territory when it notched a win for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in the first Engle progeny case to go to trial in federal court, bringing a sigh of relief to Big Tobacco compan
Jan 11, 2013
Law360
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Jan 15, 2013 06:34
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[Florida] Engle v. Liggett: Has Big Tobacco Finally Met Its Match?
What the Future Holds With no further avenues of appeal left open in Martin, Gray, Campbell, and Hall, RJR, along with Philip Morris and Liggett in Campbell, have paid these and other judgments in the combined amount of $60,442,000.109 Over time, a
Nov 1, 2012
The Florida Bar Journal
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Mar 15, 2013 05:20
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[Florida] Appeals court overturns tobacco settlement due to Duval judge's 'critical misunderstanding'
ruled that a Duval County judge used flawed logic in 2011 when awarding a Jacksonville family nearly $15 million ... there has to be evidence that “addiction was the legal cause” of a disease, which the 1st District Court of Appeal said was not the case w
May 20, 2013
Florida Times-Union
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May 20, 2013 09:11
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[Florida] Fla. Supreme Court gets another tobacco question
A 1st District Court of Appeal panel on Wednesday split 2-1 in affirming a trial judge's refusal to allow punitive damages in an Alachua County case because fraud was not proven. A jury ordered R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to pay Lucille Soffer $2 million
Oct 25, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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Oct 25, 2012 06:01
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[Pennsylvania] New law angers roll-your-own cigarette shops, customers
Jul 7, 2012
Erie (PA) Times-News
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Jul 8, 2012 21:55