Florida Panel Reverses ‘Inadequate’ Zero-Damages Award For Smoker’s Past Pain

Mealey's (March 24, 2020, 1:42 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida appellate panel on March 23 reversed and remanded a trial court order denying a motion for additur or a new trial on a zero-damages past pain and suffering award for a smoker who won a lawsuit against a tobacco company in which she claimed that cigarettes caused her chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), ruling that the zero-damages award was “inadequate” as a matter of law based on evidence presented at trial (Myra Rozar v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, No. 18-4029, Fla. App., 1st Dist.)....

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