Florida Jury Awards Tobacco Plaintiff $3 Million, Denies Punitive Damages

Mealey's (June 25, 2018, 10:15 AM EDT) -- FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A Florida jury on June 20 awarded the widow of a smoker $3 million in compensatory damages in an Engle progeny lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (Jacqueline Burgess, Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnny Burgess v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 562009CA006060, Fla. Cir., 19th Jud., St. Lucie Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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