Baum v. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co
Aug 25, 2014
In this Engle progeny lawsuit, plaintiff, the widow of smoker smoker Paul Baum, claims that Baum was addicted to cigarettes and that his 50-plus-year smoking habit caused and aggravated the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that ultimately kil...
Aug 22, 2014
Read the week's highlights from all of the Engle progeny cases CVN is covering, and get a look ahead to what's happening next week.
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Aug 21, 2014
In Massachusetts's second pelvic mesh trial involving Boston Scientific and its products, plaintiff testified to pain she suffered following the pelvic mesh surgery.
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Aug 20, 2014
The daughter of a deceased smoker in an Engle progeny trial against tobacco companies testified her father was a nicotine addict who was always trying to quit smoking.
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Maria Cardenas v. Boston Scientific Corp
Aug 19, 2014
In this pelvic mesh product liability suit, plaintiff was the recipient of defendant's Obtryx pelvic mesh device to treat stress incontinence. Plaintiff claims that the product's defective design and defendant's failure to warn plaintiff's physici...
Aug 19, 2014
A surgeon testified that smoking, not tuberculosis scarring, was the most likely cause of cancer in a man at the heart of an Engle progeny tobacco suit.
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Aug 18, 2014
Learn how presenting clear, direct questions to your jury with trial boards can strengthen your opening statement and properly frame your case at trial.
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Aug 18, 2014
CVN will cover the second bellwether pelvic mesh trial against Boston Scientific in Massachusetts. Learn more about the case and CVN video coverage.
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Aug 14, 2014
In this Engle progeny lawsuit, plaintiff, the widower of Gloria Gore, alleges defendant tobacco companies are responsible for her smoking addiction, which caused the carotid stenosis and lung cancer that led to her death. Defendants contend Gloria...
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Aug 14, 2014
In this Engle progeny lawsuit, plaintiff, the stepdaughter of David R. Ellsworth, claims defendant is responsible for Ellsworth's smoking addiction, which ultimately caused the lung cancer that led to his death.
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Aug 14, 2014
In opening statements of Robert Gore v. R.J. Reynolds, an Engle progeny case, opposing counsel argued whether Gloria Gore had been addicted to smoking.
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