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$90,000,000 - Tobacco Litigation Verdict
In April 2010, Keith Mitnik obtained a $90 million verdict for damages in a lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
$40,000,000 - Tobacco Litigation Verdict
Attorney Keith Mitnik recovers a $40 million tobacco litigation verdict for the husband and daughter of a woman who died after smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for 36 years.
$18,800,000 - Motorcycle Crash Verdict
In January 2011, Keith Mitnik obtained an $18.8 million verdict on behalf of a motorcyclist who was rendered a paraplegic when a car pulled out in front of him.
$12,200,000 - Auto Crash Verdict
In February 2009, Keith Mitnik obtained a $12.2 million verdict for a 15-year-old girl who was involved in a rear end car accident and suffered paralysis from the waist down.
$1,350,000 - Motorcycle Crash Verdict
In May 2010, Keith Mitnik obtained a $1.35 million verdict on behalf of an unhelmeted motorcyclist who suffered a closed head injury after colliding with the rear of a SUV that changed lanes in front of him.
Morgan and Morgan is pleased to announce that attorneys Keith Mitnik and Greg Prysock recently obtained a jury verdict of $90.8 million in Townsend v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 08-CA-131, Florida Circuit Court (Gainesville). Mr. Mitnik and Mr. Prysock represented Lyantie Townsend in this lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., the second-biggest U.S. cigarette maker. Lyantie Townsend was widowed when her husband Frank died from lung cancer in 1995. He had been a smoker since age 13 or 14. The six state court jurors voted unanimously in her favor.
The jury awarded his widow a total of $10.8 million in compensatory damages and $80 million in punitives. The jury determined that the tobacco maker was 51 percent at fault, and Townsend was 49 percent liable. Florida does not require punitive damages to be reduced by comparative negligence, but Prysock said their client agreed to apportion damages based on the assignment of fault.
Keith Mitnik joined Morgan & Morgan in 1997 and is a member of the firm’s Orlando office. Since joining the firm, he has handled many high profile cases and has recovered numerous substantial verdicts for his clients. He handles cases in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury, civil rights/ defamation, and commercial litigation. Mr. Mitnik is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the Florida Bar, and the Florida Justice Association.
Greg Prysock is the managing partner of Morgan and Morgan’s North Florida office and is also a partner in the firm’s Orlando office. Since joining Morgan & Morgan in 1999, he has represented hundreds of clients and their families and has recovered numerous successful verdicts and settlements on their behalf. Mr. Prysock has been recognized as a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the Florida Bar, a Legal Elite Attorney by Florida Trend Magazine, and a Florida Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine.