Florida Jury Awards More Than $6 Million In Tobacco Suit

(November 30, 2016, 9:03 AM EST) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida state jury on Nov. 18 awarded $650,000 in punitive damages to a widower, bringing the total amount of damages in the Engle progeny trial to more than $6 million (Stanley Martin v. Philip Morris Tobacco Co., et al., No. 2007-CV-036440, Fla. 17th Jud. Cir., Broward Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE. ...

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