Florida High Court Asks If Post-1999 Punitive Damages Law Applies To Engle Death

Mealey's (April 7, 2021, 2:22 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 7 over whether the state’s pre- or post-1999 punitive damages statutes applies to a wrongful death action brought by the widow of an Engle class member who developed cancer from smoking in 1994, died in 2007 and later won a $5 million punitive damages award that was reversed on appeal because it was awarded under the pre-1999 statute....