Tobacco Company Says Reversal Of Hearsay-Based $10.6M Verdict Was Proper

Mealey's (September 24, 2021, 1:34 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A tobacco company in a Sept. 22 answer brief says the Florida Supreme Court need not review the reversal of a $10.6 million judgment in favor of a smoker’s son, writing that an appellate panel correctly found that the trial court erred by allowing the plaintiff to rely on “backward-looking hearsay” testimony to support his fraud claims....