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Miami Attorney Files Billion Dollar Lawsuit Against Tobacco Companies Alleging Racial Profiling and Racism in Marketing to African Americans
In a historic lawsuit filed today, Miami attorney J.B. Harris has sued Big Tobacco seeking $1 billion in damages on behalf of an African American woman whose mother and grandmother were killed by cigarettes. Defendants in the suit include R.J. Reynolds, Philip Morris, Lorillard, Brown & Williamson and others. The suit was filed in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court and arises from the Engle class action partially overturned by the Florida Supreme Court late last year.
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SueBigTobacco.net Launches New Web Site with Information for Individuals Injured by Cigarettes in Florida
Under a recent landmark decision issued by the Florida Supreme Court in the case of Engle v. Liggett, the law firm of J.B. Harris P.A. is suing "Big Tobacco" in Florida on behalf of individuals injured by cigarettes. For this purpose, the firm has opened a new portal, Suebigtobacco.net, with the help of PaperStreet Web Design.
