Posts tagged tobacco

• Big Tobacco -- Up In Smoke

  James W. Gustafson, Jr. | November 16, 2010 2:39 PM | 3 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to Courtroom View Network who recorded the trial: The law firm Searcy Denney put a dramatic end to Tobacco's eight-case winning streak today by reeling in an $80 million verdict in Webb...

• First Of Thousands Of Florida Smoker Lawsuits Since Engle Underway

  Eddie Farah | December 03, 2008 1:50 PM | 3 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Stuart Hess of Cooper City, Florida died of lung cancer at the age of 55 in 1997. His widow, Elaine, says Stuart tried to quit smoking. He tried Nicorette gum and hypnosis. He tried to quit cold...

• Should Warning Labels Be Added to Strawberries?

  John Hopkins | August 24, 2008 6:28 PM | 3 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Ever heard of “Polonium 210”? Think Alexander Litvinenko; the Russian dissident we all watched slowly die in 2006 after he was exposed to a toxic substance. The toxic substance to which he was...

• Tobacco Companies to Kids: Be Cool, Try It!

  Brian Denney | October 05, 2009 9:33 AM | 2 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Would you believe that eating lots of apple sauce is no more dangerous than smoking cigarettes? www.youtube.com/watch Would you believe that some pregnant women like to smoke so they can have...

• Raising the Tax On Cigarettes - It's About Time

  Eddie Farah | November 19, 2008 11:54 PM | 2 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It makes sense. Cigarettes cost the state of Florida about $6 billion a year in exorbitant health care costs associated with smoking - heart disease, cancers and hospitalizations, according to the...

• Tobacco Makers Sue U.S. over Free Speech

  C. Todd Alley | September 29, 2009 8:37 AM | 1 CommentPinellas, FL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  A group of tobacco manufacturers, including RJ Reynolds, Commonwealth Brands, Inc., National Tobacco Co., and Lorillard, sued the U.S. Government in August claiming the new federal law passed in...

• How Do the Recent Tobacco Decisions Affect Florida Lawsuits

  Staff Writer | August 23, 2006 11:31 AM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Fellow InjuryBoard Blogger Bob Carroll does a great job breaking down the effect of recent court decisions on Florida tobacco lawsuits. When the Florida Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision to throw out $145B awarded to a class of Florida smokers, the door was opened for individuals harmed by Big Tobacco to file individual lawsuits.As Bob points out in his post:In Florida, on the other...

• Big Tobacco--Emperor Has No Clothes in Massachusetts

  John Hopkins | September 02, 2011 3:06 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Over 6000 plaintiffs in Florida continue to face arguments put forth by the tobacco industry. To those of us who have read major portions of documents produced by Big Tobacco and dating back as many...

• In the Tobacco Wars -- One More for the Good Guys

  Cal Warriner | August 18, 2011 11:56 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  It appears Betty Bullock may finally receive the justice she so richly deserves. Unfortunately, she’s dead and won’t be able to enjoy it. Betty started smoking cigarettes during...

• Graphic Cigarette Warnings Coming in 2012

  Laurie Briggs | June 21, 2011 2:12 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released nine new graphic cigarette warning labels which will be required to be placed on every cigarette pack sold in the United States beginning on October...