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Fla. Jury Awards Smoker With Emphysema $24M In Post-Engle Plaintiff Win
Posted on 12 Jul 2010 by Gerald C. Matics

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - (Mealey's) A Florida jury awarded a woman suffering from smoking-caused emphysema more than $24 million July 8 in the latest Engle progeny win for the plaintiffs after finding that she was addicted to cigarettes and that her... Read More

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Verdict Goes RJR’s Way In Latest Engle Progeny Trial
Posted on 27 Aug 2010 by Gerald C. Matics

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - (Mealey's) On Aug. 26, a Florida jury returned a verdict of no liability for a cigarette company that was sued by the son of a deceased smoker in the latest Engle progeny case, one of only a handful of defense verdicts to date... Read More

Tags: Engle , R.J. Reynolds , emphysema , cigarettes , RJR , Jason Budnick , Camel , smoking , cancer , lung cancer , Litigation , lawsuit , Philip Morris USA , Gil de Rubio v. Philip Morris USA , in Engle v. Liggett Group , tobacco