Philip Morris Wins Reversal Of $7.1 Million Verdict; Fraud Claims Tossed

(September 20, 2019, 10:56 AM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appeals court on Sept. 18 reversed a $7.1 million verdict awarded to a widower who claimed that Philip Morris USA Inc. concealed the harmfulness of smoking, which ultimately led to a woman’s lung cancer and death, remanding the case for a new trial (Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Michael Gentile, as personal representative of the estate of Brenda Gentile, No. 4D18-1439, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2019 Fla. App. LEXIS 14142)....

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