Jury Awards Smoker With COPD $6M In Engle Trial

Mealey's (November 22, 2021, 1:34 PM EST) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Florida jury on Nov. 17 awarded a smoker with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) $3 million in punitive damages on top of $3 million in compensatory damages it awarded a day earlier for her claims of negligence and fraudulent concealment against a tobacco company. VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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