(October 29, 2020, 12:23 PM EDT) -- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Fifth District Florida Court of Appeal panel on Oct. 23 reversed for remittitur or new trial a jury’s $16 million punitive damages award against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJR) in favor of the sister of a deceased smoker after determining that it was “excessive” in relation to the $300,000 compensatory damages award (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Brinda Coates, No. 5D19-2549, Fla. App., 5th Dist., 2020 Fla. App. LEXIS 15018)....