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In Re: Engle Cases

  1. October 04, 2018

    $4.3M Engle Sanctions May Fund Ethics Training, Legal Aid

    A panel of federal judges overseeing long-running tobacco litigation in Florida federal court told the parties Wednesday they're considering allocating some of the $4.3 million that the court is holding from sanctions against two law firms to fund the Florida Bar's professionalism and ethics programming.

  2. July 23, 2018

    $9.1M Sanctions Halved For Firms In 'Baseless' Engle Suits

    A panel of federal judges agreed Monday to reduce sanctions against two firms involved in a long-running tobacco litigation from $9.1 million to $4.3 million in order to resolve a dispute over attorneys fees and allow the litigation to "run its tortured course" and approach a conclusion.

  3. January 16, 2018

    Firms Deserve $9M Fine For 'Baseless' Engle Suits: Report

    A special master on Friday told a Florida federal court that it shouldn't change a $9.1 million sanctions order against two law firms for filing and maintaining "baseless" tobacco lawsuits, saying the sanctions would compensate the public for the cost of the frivolous filings.

  4. November 16, 2017

    Fla. Firm Contests Method For $9M Sanctions In Engle Suits

    A Florida law firm asked a federal court Wednesday to alter a $9.1 million sanctions order for filing and maintaining baseless Engle progeny tobacco lawsuits, arguing that the court issued the sanctions without giving it a chance to fight them.

  5. October 27, 2017

    Why The Mammoth Engle Sanctions Order Is Likely To Stand

    Four federal judges say a pair of attorneys filed over 1,200 frivolous cases and misled the court about them. Now, experts say those lawyers face grim odds on any appeal and in a newly opened Florida Bar investigation.

  6. October 19, 2017

    Fla. Firms To Pay $9.1M For Engle Ethics Disaster

    In a 148-page order Thursday, a panel of Florida federal judges "reluctantly but with the conviction that it is the right thing to do" imposed $9.1 million in sanctions on The Wilner Firm and Farah & Farah following an investigation that found they filed and maintained at least 1,250 baseless Engle progeny tobacco lawsuits.

  7. December 09, 2015

    Wilner Says Fla. Bar Resolved Engle Progeny Ethics Concerns

    The Wilner Firm PA's conduct in since-dismissed Engle progeny cases doesn't warrant sanctions, the firm told a Florida federal court Monday, saying the state bar found no ethical violations following an investigation triggered by an Eleventh Circuit ruling tossing hundreds of error-ridden suits.

  8. July 22, 2015

    Fla. District Court Braces For Possible Engle Retrials

    A federal judge on Tuesday outlined how Florida's Middle District will handle certain Engle progeny cases that were tried to a verdict and will need to be retried in the event that the Eleventh Circuit stands firm in its decision that federal law preempts tort liability against tobacco companies.

  9. June 03, 2015

    Tobacco Cos. Shed More Settled, Abandoned Engle Suits

    Three big tobacco companies including Philip Morris USA Inc. ditched another handful of Engle progeny suits over the harms of smoking on Wednesday, when a Florida federal judge granted joint motions to dismiss claims from 12 cases and tossed 12 abandoned suits.

  10. April 13, 2015

    Lorillard Sheds 36 Engle Claims, Philip Morris Ends 2

    A Florida federal judge on Friday signed off on the release of Lorillard Tobacco Co. from 36 of the Engle cases over smoking-related injuries, while Philip Morris USA Inc. shed two suits, according to court documents.

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