Starbuck v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company et al

  1. January 08, 2019

    No Redo Of Verdict That Engle Smoker Wasn't Addicted

    A federal judge has denied a new trial in a rare federal Engle case over a Florida man's death from cigarette smoking, saying Monday the losing side helped sink its own case when it brushed off advice to tell the jury exactly what "addiction" is.

  2. November 08, 2018

    Fla. Jury Says Engle Plaintiff Was Not Addicted

    A third trial outing in a rare federal Engle case resulted in a win Wednesday for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris International Inc. when a jury found the plaintiff was not addicted and thus disqualified as an Engle class member, capping a dispute so bitterly fought it made a judge leave after its second trial.

  3. October 03, 2018

    Tobacco Cos. Can't Duck Damages In Engle Suit, Judge Says

    A Florida federal judge found Wednesday that a 1999 law shielding exposure to punitive damages should not allow Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds to duck damages in an Engle tobacco wrongful death suit, holding that three state appellate courts have rejected their argument.

  4. November 17, 2014

    Judge Rejects Philip Morris' Recusal Bid In Engle Suit

    A federal judge in Florida on Monday refused Philip Morris USA Inc.'s motion to recuse him from an Engle tobacco injury suit, saying public comments he made about trial lawyers' role in preventing tobacco deaths were taken out of context.

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