Florida Jury Finds For Defense In Cigarette Addiction Trial

Mealey's (August 24, 2017, 10:11 AM EDT) -- PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A Florida state court jury on Aug. 23 found in favor of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in an Engle progeny suit in which a woman claimed that her husband was addicted to cigarettes and that his lung cancer and death were the result of his addiction (Phyllis Jones v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2008-CA-0057, Fla. 19th Jud. Cir. Indian River Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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