Philip Morris Again Appeals $27M Engle Verdict, Says Punitive Damages Excessive

Mealey's (April 13, 2020, 7:51 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A $20 million punitive damages award issued by a jury to a smoker’s widower is unconstitutionally excessive, and the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals should remand the case for a new trial or order a remittitur of the punitive award, Philip Morris USA Inc. says in an April 1 reply brief in its second appeal of the verdict (Bernard Cote v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., No. 19-14074, 11th Cir.)....