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

  1. February 18, 2015

    Lorillard Cigarettes Caused Smoker's Death, Engle Jury Finds

    A Florida federal jury on Wednesday found that a Florida man's now deceased wife's smoking-related death was caused by cigarettes manufactured by Lorillard Tobacco Co., and that she had relied on statements by Lorillard and other tobacco giants concealing smoking's health risks before she quit the habit in the 1970s. 

  2. February 17, 2015

    Tobacco Cos. Lose Bid For Mistrial In Engle Case

    A Florida federal judge on Friday denied a oral motion by Lorillard Tobacco Co. and others for a mistrial on the tenth day of an Engle trial involving a Florida widower whose wife allegedly died of smoking-related causes in the 1990s.

  3. February 10, 2015

    Engle Plaintiff Says Smoking Death Suit Wasn't Too Late

    A Florida man fighting R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and others in an ongoing Engle trial over his wife's death argued Tuesday that the tobacco companies' statute of limitations defense doesn't hold up, saying his wife couldn't have known any sooner that smoking had caused her to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

  4. February 09, 2015

    Tobacco Cos. Say Plaintiff's Expert Poisoned Trial

    Lorillard Tobacco Co. and others tobacco companies told a Florida federal judge on Monday that a plaintiff's expert testimony in a trial brought by Florida man whose wife allegedly died of smoking-related injuries was so prejudicial that it merited a mistrial finding and sanctions.

  5. February 04, 2015

    Tobacco Cos. Say Fla. Rule Bars Engle Plaintiff's Fraud Claims

    Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and others squaring off in trial against a Florida man whose wife allegedly died of smoking-related injuries argued Wednesday that the state's 12-year statute of repose bars his conspiracy and fraudulent concealment claims against them.

  6. February 02, 2015

    Tobacco Cos. Fight To Keep 'Tortious' Conduct Off Engle Trial

    R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and other tobacco giants fought Saturday  to preserve two court orders so far finding that evidence of their conduct after a smoker kicked the habit in the 1970s should be kept from an upcoming Engle trial this month.

  7. January 30, 2015

    Engle Trial Judge Won't Recuse Self Over Wife's Death

    A Florida federal judge on Friday rejected a bid by tobacco giants including Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to recuse himself from an upcoming Engle trial, after they argued that the smoking-related death of his own wife could hinder his impartiality in the case. 

  8. January 28, 2015

    Big Tobacco 'Tortious' Conduct Evidence Out Of Trial For Now

    A Florida federal judge allowed Lorillard Tobacco Co., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA Inc. to hold back evidence of certain alleged "tortious" conduct by the tobacco giants from the upcoming trial's first phase, but ruled Wednesday that a trial judge should determine the evidence's potential impact in the second phase.

  9. January 28, 2015

    Product Liability Trials To Watch In 2015

    Device giants C.R. Bard Inc. and Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon Inc. face bellwether trials in the next few months over their pelvic mesh devices, Pfizer Inc. prepares to defend Lipitor in the first multidistrict litigation bellwether over the cholesterol drug, and Engle tobacco trials proceed in some unusual cases. Here are the product liability showdowns to watch this year.

  10. January 27, 2015

    Big Tobacco Wants Judge Off Engle Trial After Wife's Death

    Big Tobacco on Monday pushed for the recusal of a judge set to preside over an upcoming Engle progeny trial in Florida federal court, saying he won't be impartial because the facts of the case align too closely with the smoking-related death of his wife.