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Florida Jury Awards $450,000 In Punitives To Daughter of Smoker (Watch The Closing Statement Videos)
Posted on 13 Nov 2014 by Maureen McGuire

BRONSON, Fla. — (Mealey’s) The daughter of a smoker who died of lung cancer was awarded $450,000 in punitive damages Nov. 12 by a jury in Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in a trial limited to the redetermination of damages following... Read More

Florida Appeals Court Vacates $79.2 Million Verdict In Tobacco Death Case
Posted on 10 Apr 2012 by Michael Lefkowitz

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - (Mealey's) A $79.2 million verdict on behalf of the daughter of a smoker who died from lung cancer was vacated as excessive on April 9 by the First District Florida Court of Appeal ( R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, v. Diane Webb... Read More