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Thousands of tobacco lawsuits wait for a verdict in Florida ($$)
Dec 21, 2012
Business Journal of Jacksonville and Northeast Florida
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Dec 21, 2012 08:07
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[Florida] SMITH v. RJR, et. al (PDF)
Della Mae Butler was the plaintiff ... representative of Butler's estate filed a motion for substitution of parties and for amendment of the complaint to state a wrongful death claim. The circuit court denied the motion and dismissed the case. We reverse.
Dec 14, 2012
Florida Second District Court Of Appeal
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Feb 18, 2013 05:09
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[Florida] Latest chapter in the Engle tobacco saga
5. This week, the Fourth District Court of Appeals in West Palm Beach struck even that reduced award, on the grounds that the judge should have ordered a new trial (i.e., declared a mistrial) once he found that the jury award was tainted by passion and p
Dec 14, 2012
Pointoflaw.com (Walter K. Olson blog)
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Dec 14, 2012 13:55
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[Florida] Product Liability MVP: Jones Day's Stephanie Parker ($$)
Jones Day partner Stephanie Parker’s success in defending R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in the first of nearly 4,500 federal cases that have sprung from the Florida Supreme Court’s Engle decision has earned her a spot on Law360's list of Product Liability MV
Dec 13, 2012
Law360
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Dec 17, 2012 01:12
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[Florida] $39M verdict against tobacco co. reversed in Fla.
A three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach ruled Wednesday that a Broward County jury was unduly swayed by Cindy Naugle's poor health and the refusal of Philip Morris USA to admit past wrongdoing. The panel reversed its
Dec 13, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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Dec 13, 2012 08:38
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[Florida] PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC., Appellant, v. LUCINDA NAUGLE, Appellee. - ON MOTION FOR REHEARING PER CURIAM. (PDF)
I must conclude that the jury was moved by passions – sympathy for [Naugle’s] suffering and anger toward PM USA’s conduct and strategy, resulting in the failure to follow my instructions that the damages awarded shall be based solely on PM USA’s conduct
Dec 12, 2012
Fourth District Court of Appeal / State of Florida
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Dec 14, 2012 14:07
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[Florida] Philip Morris Case Gives Defendants Hope For Lower Damages ($$)
A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that a judge should have ordered a new trial when he determined a $300 million jury award against Philip Morris USA Inc. was too high, and not simply reduced the total — a decision that gives second life to companie
Dec 12, 2012
Law360
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Dec 14, 2012 02:06
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[Florida] Fort Lauderdale woman's big money verdict against tobacco company tossed out
A state appellate court ruled Wednesday that a new jury should decide how much in damages to award a Fort Lauderdale woman who had won a whopping $300 million verdict against tobacco giant Philip Morris.
Dec 12, 2012
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Sun-Sentinel
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Dec 12, 2012 21:57
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[Florida] Reynolds Rejected by Court on $20 Million Smoker Award
The justices today refused to hear a joint appeal from R.J. Reynolds and Vector Group Ltd. (VGR)’s Liggett unit. A jury said the two companies were responsible for the death of Janie Mae Clay, who smoked for 40 years and died in 2003 of lung disease.
Nov 26, 2012
Business Week/Bloomberg
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Nov 29, 2012 14:39
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[Florida] Supreme Court Won't Hear Tobacco Cos.' Engle Challenge ($$)
Clay's attorney, John S. Mills of The Mills Firm, said Monday that the tobacco industry has tried in the individual Engle cases to "create a new false controversy of doubt by suggesting that the [Engle] jury only concluded that a few unspecified brands o
Nov 26, 2012
Law360
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Nov 28, 2012 16:51