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[Florida] Lorillard Loses Appeal of $15-Million Court Ruling
A Duval County, Fla., jury awarded Michelle Mrozek $3.9 million in compensatory damages and $11.3 million in punitive damages in her wrongful death lawsuit against Lorillard Tobacco Co. for the death of her mother, Jacqueline Swann Miller, from lung cance
Dec 27, 2012
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
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Dec 31, 2012 15:55
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How big tobacco got its way in Florida Legislature [FREE FULL TEXT]
In 2009, tobacco lobbyists aggressively pushed a bill that drastically capped the amount four tobacco companies have to pay to appeal certain court judgments against them. The bill, SB 2198, was authored by Sen. Mike Haridopolos but written by the tobacc
Dec 30, 2012
Florida Times-Union
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Dec 31, 2012 11:07
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Times-Union investigation: How big tobacco got its way in Florida Legislature ($$)
In 2009, tobacco lobbyists aggressively pushed a bill that drastically capped the amount four tobacco companies have to pay to appeal certain court judgments . . . SB 2198, was authored by Sen. Mike Haridopolos but written by the tobacco lobby.
Dec 30, 2012
Florida Times-Union
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Dec 30, 2012 15:08
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[Florida] Appellate court upholds $15m award to survivors of Edgewater smoker
A Florida appellate court has upheld the $15 million award to the survivors of an Edgewater woman in their lawsuit against the tobacco company, whose cigarettes they blamed for their mother's lung cancer. The First District Court of Appeal in Tallahasse
Dec 27, 2012
Daytona Beach (FL) News-Journal
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Dec 27, 2012 16:57
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[Florida] Fla. Court Clears $15M Engle Win Against Lorillard ($$)
A Florida appeals court on Friday affirmed a $15.2 million judgment against Lorillard Tobacco Co., ruling that the lawsuit brought on behalf of a smoker who died from lung cancer was properly litigated as an Engle progeny case. The appeals panel upheld t
Dec 21, 2012
Law360
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Dec 24, 2012 10:00
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Thousands of tobacco lawsuits wait for a verdict in Florida ($$)
Dec 21, 2012
Business Journal of Jacksonville and Northeast Florida
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Dec 21, 2012 08:07
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[Florida] Product Liability MVP: Jones Day's Stephanie Parker ($$)
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] 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] 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] 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