Florida Jury Awards Widower More Than $100,000 In Tobacco Lawsuit

Mealey's (November 3, 2017, 2:02 PM EDT) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Florida jury on Nov. 2 awarded the widower of a woman who died of laryngeal cancer $131,371 in damages in an Engle progeny suit after finding that her addiction to cigarettes made by Philip Morris USA Inc. was the cause of her cancer and death (Robert Douglas v. Philip Morris USA Inc., No. 2008-CA-000386, Fla. 4th Jud. Cir., Duval Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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