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[Florida] PHILIP MORRIS USA, et. al v. WEINGART (PDF)

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Brown, 70 So 3d 707 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011). MAY, C.J., TAYLOR and CONNER, JJ., concur.
Fourth District Court of Appeal / State of Florida
added Feb 18, 2013 04:52
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[Florida] RJ Reynolds Ordered To Pay $6M Over Lung Cancer Death ($$)

The jury found Richard Aycock was addicted to cigarettes manufactured by R.J. Reynolds and that smoking the cigarettes had caused his death. They held the tobacco company 72.5 percent responsible for Aycock’s death and awarded $5.9 million to his widow,
Law360
added Apr 24, 2013 09:54
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[Florida] Fla. High Court Declines To Revisit Engle Decision ($$)

"At its core, the defendants' due process argument is an attack on our decision in Engle to give the Phase I findings res judicata — as opposed to issue preclusion ... we decline the defendants' invitation to rewrite Engle."
Law360
added Mar 15, 2013 05:24
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[Florida] Schoeff v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company et al :: Justia Dockets & Filings

Case Number: 3:2009cv14478 Filed: June 26, 2012 Court: Florida Middle District Court
Justia
added Feb 19, 2013 19:35
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[New York] EDITORIAL: The right way to tax tobacco

THE ISSUE: Roll-your-own "clubs" make a mockery of everything from tax law to public health. THE STAKES: Will state government do the right thing?
Albany (NY) Times-Union
added Oct 15, 2012 09:10
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[Florida] R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. MACK - Opinion filed June 13, 2012.

Appellant is entitled to a new trial at which it should be permitted to introduce evidence of the decedent's occupational exposures and family history of cancer. Appellant should also be given the opportunity to introduce any expert testimony it may have
Leagle
added Jun 16, 2012 18:43
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Florida Supreme Court affirms verdict in smoker’s death, reapproving landmark 1996 decision

The Florida Supreme Court decided not to upset its own landmark decision that makes it easier for thousands of sick smokers or their survivors to pursue lawsuits against tobacco companies. The justices on Thursday affirmed in a 6-1 decision a $2.5 millio
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 14, 2013 14:48
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[Florida] Reynolds Rejected by Court on $20 Million Smoker Award

The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a $20 million award against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and a second cigarette maker, rebuffing the tobacco industry's latest effort to derail thousands of Florida suits.
Bloomberg News
added Nov 26, 2012 16:23
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[Washington] Congress rules on roll-your-own cigarettes

Congress passed a transportation package that included a provision that defines the shops as cigarette manufacturers. Then, just a few hours later, the state Supreme Court issued a decision that temporarily requires the stores to collect the same taxes a
Tacoma (WA) News Tribune
added Jun 30, 2012 05:12
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[Florida] Appellate court upholds $15m award to survivors of Edgewater smoker

A Florida appellate court has upheld the $15 million award to the survivors of an Edgewater woman in their lawsuit against the tobacco company, whose cigarettes they blamed for their mother's lung cancer. The First District Court of Appeal in Tallahasse
Daytona Beach (FL) News-Journal
added Dec 27, 2012 16:57
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