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Thousands of tobacco lawsuits wait for a verdict in Florida ($$)

Business Journal of Jacksonville and Northeast Florida
added 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.
Florida  Second District  Court Of Appeal 
added 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
Pointoflaw.com (Walter K. Olson blog)
added 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
Law360
added 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
AP - Associated Press
added 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
Fourth District Court of Appeal / State of Florida
added 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
Law360
added 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.
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Sun-Sentinel
added 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.
Business Week/Bloomberg
added 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
Law360
added Nov 28, 2012 16:51
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