Jury Awards $10 Million In Engle Progeny Suit To Woman With COPD

Mealey's (November 17, 2016, 11:01 AM EST) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida jury on Nov. 15 awarded a woman found to have developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) $6 million in punitive damages, bringing the total award in her Engle progeny suit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA Inc. to $10 million (Mary Howles v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., No. 2007-CV-034919, Fla. Cir., 17th Jud., Broward Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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