Florida Appeals Panel Affirms $33 Million Verdict In Tobacco Lawsuit

(August 18, 2017, 2:30 PM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appellate panel on Aug. 16 affirmed a $33 million verdict in an Engle progeny suit after finding that the trial court engaged in the “genuineness inquiry” in overruling the tobacco companies’ objections to prospective jurors  (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. v. Linda Purdo Enochs, No. 4D16-2025, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 11791)....

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