Florida Jury Deems Former Smoker Primarily At Fault For COPD

Mealey's (December 14, 2018, 11:03 AM EST) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — In a verdict rendered Dec. 13, a jury empaneled in Florida’s 20th Judicial Circuit Court for Lee County awarded a tobacco plaintiff $750,000 in compensatory damages but denied her request for punitive damages (Cynthia Boulter v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., No. 2008CA000627, 20th Jud. Cir., Lee Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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