Plaintiffs see limited damages in ‘Engle’ suits
Two more plaintiffs have won individual trials in the ongoing Florida Engle litigation, but one plaintiff was apportioned 70 percent of the fault and the other was awarded zero damages. After a...
View ArticleFla. Supreme Court rejects ‘Engle’ appeal
In a blow to tobacco defendants facing thousands of suits in Florida state court in the Engle litigation, the Florida Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a case where an Engle plaintiff was...
View ArticleFDA: New label for anti-smoking drug Chantix
The Food and Drug Administration has announced that the label for the smoking cessation drug Chantix will be updated to address the effect of the drug on users with cardiovascular disease. The new...
View ArticlePhilip Morris to pay $12.8 million to son for father’s death
A jury has ordered Philip Morris USA Inc. to pay $12.8 million to the 19-year-old son of a man who died of lung cancer from smoking Marlboro cigarettes. Read the full article from City News Service:...
View ArticleTen years after smoker’s suit, jury awards $12.8M to son
When Michael Piuze represented Richard Boeken in his lawsuit against Philip Morris for causing his lung cancer, the smoker asked Piuze to make sure he took care of his family and “do his best to screw...
View Article$10.1 billion light cigarette verdict may be revived
Plaintiffs who saw a $10.1 billion light cigarette verdict go up in smoke will have the chance to revive their case in the wake of a decision last week by the Illinois Supreme Court. The state supreme...
View ArticleTobacco defendants win two straight Engle verdicts
The tobacco industry defendants have won two more defense verdicts in the individual trials in Florida known as the Engle litigation. The latest defense victories continue a streak for the defense and...
View ArticlePhilip Morris wins first smoker trial in Alaska
Philip Morris USA has announced a unanimous verdict in its favor in the first individual smoking case to be tried in Alaska. “The jury determined that Marlboro cigarettes are not defective and that the...
View ArticleFirst trial pool Chantix case settles before trial
The first trial pool case in a multidistrict litigation against Pfizer’s anti-smoking medication Chantix settled last week, just days before the trial was to begin. Judge Inge P. Johnson of the U.S....
View ArticleMediation ordered as more Chantix cases settle
At the same time that Pfizer is reporting that it has settled 80 percent of product liability claims involving the smoking cessation drug Chantix, the federal judge in charge of the multidistrict...
View ArticlePlaintiffs see limited damages in ‘Engle’ suits
Two more plaintiffs have won individual trials in the ongoing Florida Engle litigation, but one plaintiff was apportioned 70 percent of the fault and the other was awarded zero damages. After a...
View ArticleFla. Supreme Court rejects ‘Engle’ appeal
In a blow to tobacco defendants facing thousands of suits in Florida state court in the Engle litigation, the Florida Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a case where an Engle plaintiff was...
View ArticleFDA: New label for anti-smoking drug Chantix
The Food and Drug Administration has announced that the label for the smoking cessation drug Chantix will be updated to address the effect of the drug on users with cardiovascular disease. The new...
View ArticlePhilip Morris to pay $12.8 million to son for father’s death
A jury has ordered Philip Morris USA Inc. to pay $12.8 million to the 19-year-old son of a man who died of lung cancer from smoking Marlboro cigarettes. Read the full article from City News Service:...
View ArticleTen years after smoker’s suit, jury awards $12.8M to son
When Michael Piuze represented Richard Boeken in his lawsuit against Philip Morris for causing his lung cancer, the smoker asked Piuze to make sure he took care of his family and “do his best to screw...
View Article$10.1 billion light cigarette verdict may be revived
Plaintiffs who saw a $10.1 billion light cigarette verdict go up in smoke will have the chance to revive their case in the wake of a decision last week by the Illinois Supreme Court. The state supreme...
View ArticleTobacco defendants win two straight Engle verdicts
The tobacco industry defendants have won two more defense verdicts in the individual trials in Florida known as the Engle litigation. The latest defense victories continue a streak for the defense and...
View ArticlePhilip Morris wins first smoker trial in Alaska
Philip Morris USA has announced a unanimous verdict in its favor in the first individual smoking case to be tried in Alaska. “The jury determined that Marlboro cigarettes are not defective and that the...
View ArticleFirst trial pool Chantix case settles before trial
The first trial pool case in a multidistrict litigation against Pfizer’s anti-smoking medication Chantix settled last week, just days before the trial was to begin. Judge Inge P. Johnson of the U.S....
View ArticleMediation ordered as more Chantix cases settle
At the same time that Pfizer is reporting that it has settled 80 percent of product liability claims involving the smoking cessation drug Chantix, the federal judge in charge of the multidistrict...
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