Tobacco Plaintiff’s $18.7 Million Award Upheld By Appeals Court

Mealey's (June 15, 2018, 9:49 AM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a June 13 per curium decision, the First District Florida Court of Appeal let stand a jury’s award of $18.7 million on behalf of the widow of a smoker in an Engle progeny wrongful death case (Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Mary Faricy Pardue on behalf of the estate of John H. Faricy, No. 1D17-959, Fla. App., 1st Dist., 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 8282)....