Florida Panel Upholds Judgment, Saying It’s Separate From Engle Punitive Component

(May 8, 2019, 1:22 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida appellate court on May 6 denied Philip Morris USA’s bid to reduce the punitive damages imposed against it in an Engle progeny case, saying no part of the judgment constituted the punitive damages component of the Engle judgment, and also denied the tobacco company’s appeal for a new trial (Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Veda Bryant, et al., No. 1D18-1053, Fla. App., 1st Dist., 2019 Fla. App. LEXIS 6864)....

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