2009 |
| Feb 18, 2009 |
Philip Morris USA Will Seek Appellate Review of Jury Verdict in Engle Progeny Case Philip Morris USA said today it will seek appellate review of a jury verdict awarding $8 million in total damages to the family of a former smoker.
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| Mar 24, 2009 |
Jury Verdict For Philip Morris USA In Engle Progeny Case A Pinellas County jury today ruled in favor of Philip Morris USA in one of the first tobacco lawsuits following a 2006 Florida Supreme Court decision that decertified a class action but allowed former class members to file individual lawsuits.
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| Nov 19, 2009 |
Philip Morris USA Will Seek Further Review of Verdict in Engle Case; Company Says Award is Grossly Excessive Philip Morris USA said today it will seek further review of a jury verdict awarding approximately $56 million in compensatory damages and $244 million in punitive damages.
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2007 |
| Oct 01, 2007 |
U.S. Supreme Court Denial Of Certiorari In Engle Is Not A Decision On Merits; Philip Morris USA Will Vigorously Defend Individual Lawsuits Today’s United States Supreme Court decision not to review the Engle decision at this time is not a decision on the merits of the case, but rather was based on the current procedural posture of the case...
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2004 |
| May 12, 2004 |
Florida Supreme Court to Review Engle Decision The Florida Supreme Court announced today that it will review a decision by the state’s intermediate appellate court in the Engle case.
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| Jul 16, 2004 |
Philip Morris USA Urges Florida Supreme Court to Uphold Lower Appellate Court Decision to Decertify Engle Class and Vacate Judgment Philip Morris USA today urged the Florida Supreme Court to affirm an earlier appellate court decision overturning the $145 billion judgment in the Engle class action and decertifying the class.
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2003 |
| Sep 10, 2003 |
Philip Morris USA Says Engle Plaintiffs’ Request for Appeals Reconsideration Should be Rejected The Engle plaintiffs have offered no valid legal reasons why Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal should reconsider its decision earlier this year to overturn the $145 billion judgment in the case and have the class decertified, according to a legal brief filed today by Philip Morris USA and other tobacco companies.
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2001 |
| May 07, 2001 |
Philip Morris USA Preserves Right to Orderly Appeal of Engle Verdict Philip Morris Companies Inc. announced today that its domestic tobacco subsidiary, Philip Morris USA, has obtained the trial court’s approval of an agreement between Philip Morris USA and the Engle that ensures that the Engle judgment will remain stayed throughout the company’s appeal of the Engle verdict.
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| Nov 26, 2001 |
Philip Morris USA, Other Tobacco Companies Ask Appeals Court to Overturn Engle Verdict Philip Morris USA and the nation’s other major tobacco companies filed their opening brief appealing the plaintiffs’ verdicts in the Engle class action case. The brief was filed with Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal, the state’s intermediate appellate court.
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2000 |
| Jul 14, 2000 |
Engle Verdict Defies Common Sense, Florida Law; Philip Morris Says Court Created Runaway Jury A Miami jury's $145 billion verdict in the punitive phase of the Engle case defies common sense and Florida law. It should not survive appeal.
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| Nov 05, 2000 |
Philip Morris is Ready to Pursue Engle Appeal in State Court Philip Morris is fully prepared to return to Dade Circuit Court and press ahead with its defense of the Engle case, and the company believes a lengthy list of mistakes committed at trial ultimately will require the court to set aside July's $145 billion punitive damages verdict.
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| Nov 06, 2000 |
Philip Morris Will Post $100 Million Bond and Begin Appeal of Final Engle Judgment Philip Morris Inc. announced today it will immediately post the $100 million bond required by Florida law in order to stay execution of the judgment in the Engle action case and will begin the appeals process.
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