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Oregon Appeals Court Reinstates, Remands 'Light' Cigarette Claims
Posted on 21 Jun 2013 by Michael Lefkowitz

SALEM, Ore. - (Mealey's) The Oregon Court of Appeals has reinstated a putative class of Marlboro Light cigarette smokers who say they suffered an economic loss because the cigarettes were no safer than regular Marlboros, saying June 19 that the trial... Read More

Tags: Marilyn C. Pearson , Oregon Court of Appeals , Marlboro lights , class action , class certification , et al. v. Philip Morris , cigarette smokers , Litigation , Inc. , nicotine , Strawn v. Farmers Ins. Co. , tobacco

Plaintiffs, Tobacco Companies Reach Aggregate Settlement In 415 Smoking Cases
Posted on 25 Feb 2015 by Maureen McGuire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — (Mealey’s) A federal judge issued a stay of proceedings in 415 Engle progeny cases Feb. 25 after the plaintiffs agreed to a $100 million aggregate settlement with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Philip Morris USA Inc. and Lorillard... Read More

Tags: Lorillard Tobacco Co. , personal injury , cigarettes , product liability , Philip Morris USA Inc. , Florida , smoking , Litigation , nicotine , Settlement , torts , Engle v. Liggett Group Inc. , R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. , In re: Engle Progeny Cases , tobacco

Jury Returns Partial Verdict For Smoker In Florida Tobacco Case (Watch The Closing Argument Videos)
Posted on 25 Feb 2015 by Maureen McGuire

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — (Mealey’s) A Florida state court judge accepted a partial jury verdict in a suit against four tobacco companies Feb. 24 amid calls for a mistrial from the defendants after the jury reported that it could not reach agreement... Read More

Tags: Edward Caprio , Lorillard Tobacco Co. , Liggett Group Inc. , personal injury , cigarettes , product liability , Edward Caprio v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. , Philip Morris USA Inc. , Florida , smoking , Litigation , nicotine , verdict , torts , Engle v. Liggett Group Inc. , R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. , tobacco

U.S. High Court Won't Review RICO Fraud Remedies In Tobacco Cases
Posted on 29 Jun 2010 by Gerald C. Matics

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court declined June 28 to review an appellate decision upholding most of the remedies imposed on the tobacco industry by the federal judge who found it liable for a decades-long pattern of fraud and deception... Read More

Tags: R.J. Reynolds , Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations , Lorillard , Philip Morris , RICO , Altria , personal injury , cigarettes , American Lung Association , Judge Gladys Kessler , light , American Cancer Society , smoking , tar , Litigation , Tobacco-Free Kids Action , lawsuit , British American Tobacco , Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights , National African American Tobacco Prevention Network , nicotine , U.S. Supreme Court , American Heart Association , torts , tobacco