Florida Jury Awards $68,300 In Punitives To Engle Progeny Plaintiff

(July 7, 2016, 1:30 PM EDT) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A state jury in Florida on July 6 awarded the estate of a woman who died from lung cancer caused by smoking cigarettes made by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA Inc. $68,300 in punitive damages, bringing the total award to $133,300 (Michael Sermons v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., No. 2008-CA-000397, Fla. 4th Jud. Cir., Duval Co.)....

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