Jury Awards $500,000 In Punitive Damages Against Tobacco Companies

Mealey's (October 8, 2015, 9:21 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — The Florida jury that previously awarded a smoker’s widow $1 million for in compensatory damages in connection with smoking-related illnesses that included lung cancer on Oct. 7 found two tobacco companies liable for a combined total of $500,000 in punitive damages (Gertrude Marchese v. Philip Morris, et al., No. 2013-cv-002849, Fla. Cir., 17th Judicial Cir.)....

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