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[Florida] Jury awards Delray Beach man $1.2M from tobacco companies for wife’s death from smoking
After deliberating for roughly five hours over two days, the six jurors ordered three of the nation’s biggest cigarette-makers to pay the Delray Beach man $1.2 million for turning his wife into a hopeless nicotine addict, which ultimately led to her deat
May 3, 2013
Palm Beach (FL) Post
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May 3, 2013 00:49
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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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[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] Vector Group Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
The Engle progeny cases remained a primary focus of our litigation activity, with 4,523 cases currently pending in both federal and state court. Although we and the other industry defendants continue to believe that the Engle process is materially flawed
May 1, 2013
Seeking Alpha blog network
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May 13, 2013 04:14
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[Florida] Jury selection stops; tobacco trial delayed until September
5th Judicial Circuit Court Administrator Kristina Valdez said a key expert witness had to undergo an emergency medical procedure and would not be available to testify over a two-day period. Now the case won’t come back onto the trial docket until Septemb
Mar 11, 2013
Ocala (FL) Star-Banner
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Mar 30, 2013 15:31
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[Florida] Tobacco Appeal Bonds
During the 2009 Legislative Session, the Legislature passed a bill (SB 2198) relating to the posting of security with regard to judgments against tobacco companies that were participants in the settlement of the State's case against tobacco companies, S
Sep 13, 2012
Florida Supreme Court
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Oct 14, 2012 03:43
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[Florida] Lillian Kaplan Dies Battling Big Tobacco
Sadly, the men and women who were most affected by Big Tobacco's lies are now dying. In fact, every year, nicotine delivery devices continue to claim the lives of over 440,000 Americans. Yet Big Tobacco continues to deny and delay. Soon the "Greatest Gene
Sep 17, 2012
PR Newswire
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Sep 18, 2012 00:19
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[Florida] Jackson County Man Dies After Winning Tobacco Company Civil Suit
Back in March, a Jackson county jury agreed with Emmon Smith that R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company caused his lung cancer, which he was diagnosed with 20 years ago.
Sep 4, 2012
WMBB-TV (Panama City, FL)
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Sep 6, 2012 08:18
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[Florida] Schlesinger Law Offices Wins $75 Million in Damages Against Big Tobacco on Behalf of Deceased Construction Worker
The verdict is unique because this is the first, and thus far only, Engle progeny case in which compensatory and punitive damages were assessed against each tobacco company
Jun 4, 2012
CBS MarketWatch
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Jun 6, 2012 04:45
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[Florida] Philip Morris USA to Seek Further Review in the Douglas Case
“We believe that the court ruled incorrectly in allowing individual plaintiffs to use the general findings from the prior Engle case to prove their strict liability and negligence claims without showing that any wrongful conduct actually caused their inj
Mar 14, 2013
Altria Group, Inc.
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Mar 18, 2013 13:02