March 07, 2016
A California federal court Monday slapped an ex-smoker's attorney with $1,500 in sanctions for repeatedly trying to drag inadmissible evidence into a lung cancer trial against tobacco giants Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, saying the attorney was "flouting" court orders in bad faith.
February 10, 2016
A California federal jury has decided that cigarettes made by Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. didn't cause an ex-smoker's lung cancer.
February 05, 2016
An ex-smoker who claims that cigarettes made by Philip Morris USA Inc. and others caused her lung cancer on Thursday slammed the company's bid to have a California federal judge end her trial early, saying that she has raised enough evidence to at least let the jury decide.
February 04, 2016
A California federal judge on Wednesday rejected an ex-smoker's mid-trial bid to exclude testimony from an expert witness expected to testify on behalf of tobacco companies in a personal injury suit, saying the objection came too late.
January 25, 2016
An ex-smoker's personal injury trial against tobacco heavyweights Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds entered its second week in California federal court Monday as a director from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute described how cigarette ad campaigns misled the public about the dangers of smoking.