Florida Jury Awards $4 Million To Widow Of Smoker In Engle Progeny Suit

(July 31, 2017, 1:24 PM EDT) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After finding that a man who died from laryngeal cancer was addicted to cigarettes made by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., a Florida jury on July 28 awarded his widow $4 million in damages (Bertie Thomas v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2007-CV-036432[19], Fla. 17th Jud. Cir. Broward Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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