Tobacco Company Appeals $806,000 Verdict In Tobacco Suit

(March 15, 2018, 2:13 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A tobacco company filed a notice of appeal on March 13 in an Engle progeny suit after the trial court denied its motion to set aside the verdict in a suit where a woman claimed that her husband was addicted to cigarettes and that the addiction caused his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and death, according to the online docket (Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Veda Bryant, No. 1D18-1053, Fla. App., 1st Dist.)....

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