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Latest ‘Engle’ cases split
As the individual tobacco trials in Florida roll on, the mixed results continue. One jury recently sided with the defense in the case of a man who died of emphysema, while a second jury awarded $1.5...
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Tobacco 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...
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West Virginia tobacco suit ends in mistrial
A large-scale tobacco suit on behalf of more than 600 plaintiffs ended in a mistrial last week. Individual suits against Lorillard, Philip Morris and R.J Reynolds were consolidated – similar to...
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Philip 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...
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First federal Engle suit results in verdict for the defense
The defense triumphed in the first individual tobacco trial held in Florida federal court. The Engle litigation – individual trials held to determine if a plaintiff was addicted to cigarettes and...
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Florida court tosses $2 million award in ‘Engle’ case
Philip Morris will not have to pay $2 million to the husband of a deceased smoker after a Florida appeals court decided last week that his lawsuit was barred by the state’s statute of limitations. Leon...
View Article$41 million tobacco verdict breaks recent defense streak
A jury has awarded $41 million to the wife of a man who died from lung cancer in 1995 – a verdict that broke a recent string of low verdicts and hung juries in the ongoing Engle progeny litigation...
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Court tosses $5M punitive award in first ‘Engle’ case
A Florida appellate panel has overturned a $5 million award of punitive damages against Philip Morris in the first individual case to go to trial under the state’s court-imposed procedures for product...
View ArticleSupreme Court lets stand $20M ‘Engle’ verdict
The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a $20 million product liability judgment against R.J. Reynolds and Liggett Group, declining the tobacco giants’ invitation to decide whether Florida’s procedures...
View ArticleThe rise of the appellate specialist
Over the last few decades, the use of specialized appellate lawyers has grown dramatically. The trend is particularly apparent at the highest court in the land. “There certainly has been a dramatic...
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