Florida Jury Awards Widow $12 Million In Engle Progeny Suit

Mealey's (May 12, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT) -- SARASOTA, Fla. — A Florida jury on May 11 found that a woman relied to her detriment on statements made by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. about the healthfulness of cigarettes, which ultimately caused her death, and awarded her husband $12 million in compensatory damages (George Dion v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 13CA5673, Fla. Cir., 12th Jud. Cir., Sarasota Co.)....

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