Tobacco Companies Ask Florida High Court To Review Individual Causation Findings

Mealey's (October 15, 2020, 1:49 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Three tobacco companies on Oct. 9 filed a jurisdictional brief asking the Florida Supreme Court to review a Fourth District Court of Appeal decision reinstating a $1.8 million verdict in favor of a smoker’s widower, arguing that the appeals court erred in finding that the plaintiff submitted sufficient evidence to establish defendant-specific causation (Philip Morris USA Inc., et al. v James Santoro, No. SC20-1291, Fla. Sup.)....