Florida Supreme Court Reinstates $20 Million Award In Engle Progeny Case

Mealey's (September 24, 2018, 10:43 AM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida appeals court erred when it created a bright-line cap on the amount of noneconomic damages available to adult, financially independent children who prevail on wrongful death claims in Engle progeny cases, a divided Florida Supreme Court ruled Sept. 20 (Gwendolyn E. Odom v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. SC17-563, Fla. Sup., 2018 Fla. LEXIS 1703)....