Florida Jury Awards $40.9 Million In Tobacco Lawsuit

(February 6, 2018, 1:27 PM EST) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida jury on Feb. 5 awarded the family of a former smoker $27 million in punitive damages in an Engle progeny suit, bringing the total amount of damages to $40.9 million (Dawn Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2008-CV-022558, Fla. 17th Jud. Cir. Broward Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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