Divided Appeals Court Affirms $3M Verdict Against Tobacco Company

Mealey's (March 13, 2020, 11:55 AM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A divided Fourth District Florida Court of Appeal on Feb. 26 affirmed a $3 million verdict against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. but certified a conflict with two decisions in the First District Court of Appeal over whether concealment or conspiracy claims can be established without evidence of individual and detrimental reliance on statements by tobacco companies (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Jacqueline Burgess, No. 4D18-3014, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2020 Fla. App. LEXIS 2418)....