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Florida Appeals Court Rules $40.8 Million Award Excessive In Tobacco Case
Posted on 14 Feb 2012 by Michael Lefkowitz

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - (Mealey's) A Florida appeals court on Feb. 14 overturned a $40.8 million punitive damages verdict in a tobacco wrongful death case as excessive but let stand a $10.8 million award of compensatory damages, the highest so far in... Read More

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