Florida Panel Sides With Tobacco Plaintiff, Upholds $20 Million Award

Mealey's (May 10, 2018, 10:10 AM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In a May 9 ruling, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal rejected efforts by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to undo a $20 million punitive damage award issued by jurors to the widower of a smoker who died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Alan Konzelman, No. 4D16-4310, Fla App., 4th Dist.)....

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