Florida High Court: Pre-1999 Punitive Damages Law Doesn’t Apply To Engle Death

Mealey's (November 18, 2021, 12:33 PM EST) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Nov. 18 rejected a smoker’s widow’s challenge to the reversal of a $5 million punitive damages award in her favor for a wrongful death Engle action because her husband died in 2007 and, therefore, may not seek punitive damages under the state’s pre-1999 punitive damages statute....

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