Florida Appeals Panel Reverses $46.5 Million Award In Tobacco Suit

Mealey's (December 28, 2017, 2:54 PM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A panel of the Fourth District Florida Court of Appeal on Dec. 13 reversed a $46.5 million award in an Engle progeny suit and ordered a new trial after finding that the trial court erred in allowing reports on smoking from the U.S. surgeon general because the reports constitute as hearsay (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Bettye Ryan, No. 4D16-1845, Fla. App., 4th Dist.)....

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