Tobacco

Superior Court Opinions

Bennett v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 09-007-18)

Late and limited personal representative lacks standing to bring tort or wrongful death claims against tobacco company defendants.

Maury Rovenstein
February 2, 2018

SJC Opinions

Evans v. Lorillard Tobacco Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-102-13)

Affirmed in part, vacated in part, remanded. Jury properly found design and warning defects in Newport cigarettes under risk-utility analysis. Alternative design evaluation considered rational unaddicted consumers. Negligence findings vacated for instructional errors.

Maury Rovenstein
June 11, 2013

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