Florida Jury Adds $148M In Punitive Damages In Tobacco Case

Mealey's (November 18, 2019, 2:17 PM EST) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida jury on Nov. 15 added $148 million in punitive damages, just a week after awarding $9.2 million in compensatory damages after hearing that the plaintiff wanted to quit smoking but that his addiction was so strong he kept using tobacco even after doctors diagnosed him with lung cancer and his disease left him needing oxygen to breathe, sources told Mealey Publications (Edward Caprio v. Philip Morris USA Inc., No. 2007-CV-036719, Fla. Cir., 17th Jud.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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