Florida Appellate Panel Denies R.J. Reynolds’ Appeal Of $13.5M Tobacco Verdict

Mealey's (December 16, 2019, 9:06 AM EST) -- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appellate panel on Dec. 6 affirmed a $13.5 million jury verdict against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., rejecting without discussion the tobacco company’s arguments that changes in witness testimony from deposition to trial and the judge’s jury instructions before the punitive damages phase constituted reversible error (Margaret Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 5D18-1630, Fla. App., 5th Dist., 2019 Fla. App. LEXIS 18125)....