Smoker’s Widow Wants Florida High Court To Review Reversal Of $5M Punitive Award

Mealey's (April 24, 2019, 12:18 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The widow of a smoker has petitioned the Florida Supreme Court to review a divided Court of Appeal opinion that reversed her $5 million punitive damages award, a decision — she argues in her April 22 brief on jurisdiction — that requires review because it illustrates two sets of conflicting rules in many Engle wrongful death cases (Mary E. Sheffield, etc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. SC19-601, Fla. Sup.)....