Jury Sides With Tobacco Companies, Says Plaintiff Not A Member Of Engle Class

Mealey's (May 29, 2018, 1:16 PM EDT) -- SARASOTA, Fla. — An Engle progeny case ended May 23 in a defense verdict, when jurors empaneled in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court for Sarasota County, Fla., answered “no” to the question of whether a plaintiff was addicted to smoking and whether smoking was the legal cause of his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema (John Joseph Damiano Jr. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., No. 2011-CA-000450-NC, Fla. Cir., 12th Jud., Sarasota Co.)....

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