Dissenting Florida Appellate Judge: Tobacco Company Entitled To New Trial

Mealey's (April 30, 2018, 3:15 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A divided First District Florida Court of Appeal on April 18 upheld, without explanation, a $6.3 million verdict in favor of a widow, but the per curiam affirmance spawned a dissent that argued that Philip Morris USA Inc. is entitled to a new trial on allegations of wrongful death (Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Mary Brown, as personal representative of the Estate of Rayfield Brown, No. 1D15-2337, Fla. App., 1st Dist., 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 5193)....

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