Florida Appeals Court Rejects R.J. Reynolds’ Request For New Trial

(December 17, 2018, 4:05 PM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In a per curiam ruling issued Nov. 29, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal turned away a challenge by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to a $6 million award issued to the widow of a smoker (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Blanche Fox, No. 4D17-2327, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 17054)....