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Liggett Announces $110 Million Settlement Of Florida Tobacco Litigation
Posted on 24 Oct 2013 by Michael Lefkowitz

MIAMI — (Mealey’s) The nation’s third largest tobacco manufacturer announced Oct. 23 that it will pay $110 million to settle thousands of Engle progeny tobacco litigation cases asserting death and injury in Florida state and federal... Read More

Tags: Engle , In re: Engle Cases , tobacco litigation , Florid , smoking , Litigation , Vector Group Ltd. , Inc. , Engle v. Liggett Group , Liggett Group LLC , tobacco

Jury Rules For Philip Morris In 1st Federal Post-Engle Trial
Posted on 17 Feb 2012 by Michael Lefkowitz

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - (Mealey's) A Florida federal court jury found for the defense Feb. 16 in the first federal tobacco trial based on the Florida Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc. (945 So.2d 1246 [Fla. Sup. 2006... Read More

Tags: Virginia Gollihue , In re: Engle Cases , R.J. Reynolds , Lorillard , Philip Morris , Victoria Gollihue v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company , Liggett , RJR , Florida , smoking , Litigation , Engle v. Liggett Group , verdict , tobacco