Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum Bluestein

$1B

Product Liability

Trial verdict against Philip Morris USA Inc. for the estate of Barbara Ellen Fontaine who died of lung cancer after smoking Parliament cigarettes for 40 years. Jurors found against Philip Morris on negligent design, breach of warranty, fraud and conspiracy claims.

$289M

Product Liability

San Francisco jury awarded Dewayne Johnson $289 million for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma caused by extended exposure to Roundup weed killer. Monsanto's scientists were aware of the link between cancer and glyphosate.

$200M

Product Liability

Massachusetts jury returned a nine-figure verdict to the family of Rita Jones, a smoker who died from cancer after over a half-century of smoking cigarettes, against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. for Breach of Warranty, Conspiracy, and Negligent Distribution of Cigarettes.

$40.6M

Product Liability

Massachusetts jury awarded $40.57 million against Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, finding their cigarettes defectively designed and responsible for Jose Amaral’s fatal lung cancer. Award included $25M punitive against Philip Morris, $11.5M punitive against R.J. Reynolds, and over $4M compensatory.

$38M

Medical Malpractice

For twin boys who were rendered blind due to the negligence of an ophthalmologist.

$36M

Product Liability

Verdict against Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for the family of Robert Wallace, a 50-year-old lung cancer victim, who died after 35 years of smoking Parliament brand cigarettes. Found guilty of negligence, product liability, fraud, and conspiracy to conceal.