Tobacco Plaintiff Asks Court To Deny Motion To Stay Proceedings

(May 3, 2016, 2:39 PM EDT) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A woman who won an Engle progeny verdict against Philip Morris USA Inc. asked a federal judge in Florida on May 2 to deny the tobacco company’s motion to stay her motion to reinstate her punitive damages award, saying it would be “needlessly cruel” to stay her 20-year-old case (Judith Berger v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., No. 3:09-cv-14157, M.D. Fla.)....

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