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Gerald C. Matics
over 12 years ago
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Florida Judge Grants Mistrial In Latest Engle Progeny Tobacco Case
BRADENTON, Fla. — (Mealey’s) A Florida judge granted a mistrial May 12 in an Engle progeny tobacco trial, two days after the cigarette company defendants questioned his actions in holding a private, off-the-record discussion with the jury...
Gerald C. Matics
over 12 years ago
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Florida Smoker's Widow Gets $2.2 Million In Compensatory Damages; Punitives To Follow
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - (Mealey's) A Florida jury on Aug. 5 awarded $2.2 million in compensatory damages against a pair of tobacco companies to the widow of a smoker who died of small-cell lung cancer attributed to its products, finding that the smoker's...