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Smoker’s Lawsuit Results in $300M Verdict Against Tobacco Company

November 23, 2009 By: AboutLawsuits

In what is believed to be the largest single plaintiff award to date against a tobacco company, a Florida jury awarded $300 million in compensatory and punitive damages to a…
Tobacco Lawsuit Results in $13.8M Punitive Damages Against Philip Morris

August 26, 2009 By: AboutLawsuits

A California jury has awarded nearly $14 million in punitive damages against Philip Morris USA to the daughter of a woman who died after a lifetime of smoking.
Florida Tobacco Lawsuit Results in $8 Million Verdict for Family of Smoker

February 19, 2009 By: AboutLawsuits

A Florida jury awarded $8 million in damages to the family of a chain smoker who died from lung cancer in 1997. This is the first of thousands of Florida…

Judge Requires 3M CEO Attend Combat Arms Earplug Settlement Negotiation Session (Posted 7 days ago)

A federal judge has ordered the CEO of 3M Company to attend settlement negotiations over Combat Arms earplugs hearing loss litigation.

Master Complaint For Hair Relaxer Lawsuits Filed in Federal MDL (Posted 8 days ago)

Plaintiffs have filed a Master Complaint in consolidated hair relaxer litigation, which will help make direct filing of cases to the MDL court easier.

Judge Seeks To Clean Up Paraquat Lawsuits Pending on MDL Docket As Cases Move Toward Trial (Posted 12 days ago)

A federal judge has ordered parties to sift through Paraquat lawsuits to identify cases which are unlikely to move forward based on patient deaths and implausible theories of proof.

Tag Archives: Tobacco

Smoker’s Lawsuit Results in $300M Verdict Against Tobacco Company

Tobacco Lawsuit Results in $13.8M Punitive Damages Against Philip Morris

Florida Tobacco Lawsuit Results in $8 Million Verdict for Family of Smoker

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