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$800K Punitive Verdict Handed Down Against Philip Morris for Smoker's Lung Cancer

Stock image.  Fort Lauderdale, FL— Philip Morris was hit with an $800,000 punitive verdict Tuesday for its role in the cancer an alcohol abuse counselor developed after years of smoking the company’s cigarettes. McCall v. Philip Morris, 2007-CV-036888. Read more … Continue reading

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|BREAKING UPDATE| $1M Verdict Handed Down Against RJR for Smoker's Fatal Lung Cancer

Stock image.  Updated 2/22 at 4:32 p.m. to reflect the verdict. West Palm Beach, FL—Jurors Friday awarded $1 million to the family of a Florida man who died of lung cancer they found was caused by R.J. Reynolds cigarettes and a … Continue reading

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After mixed Day 5 of FTC v. Qualcomm antitrust trial, irrelevant German ruling to be handed down later

Day 5 of the FTC v. Qualcomm antitrust trial just concluded. It was the most eventful and interesting day of the first half of this bench trial. The morning and the early afternoon were a total disaster for Qualcomm, but … Continue reading

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$17.5M Total Verdict Handed Down Against RJR, Philip Morris for South Florida Woman's Cancer Death

 Stock image.  Miami—The nation’s two largest tobacco companies were struck with a $17.5 million total verdict for the part jurors found they played in a South Florida woman’s cancer death. Gloger v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, 2011-CA-23377. Read more … Continue reading

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7 Year Sentence Handed Down for Loan Fraud

Francis Alan Schmitz, aka "F. Alan Schmitz," 60, Long Grove, Illinois, a former bank executive, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $6 million in bank loans and other funds that resulted in losses … Continue reading

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