(July 26, 2018, 1:35 PM EDT) -- PENSACOLA, Fla. — Punitive damages against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. were assessed by a Florida jury at $1,095,000 on July 25, following a two-week phase 1 trial initiated by a 69-year-old smoker suffering from peripheral vascular disease, coronary heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Charles Bush v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2007CA003083, Fla. Cir., Escambia Co., 1st Jud. Dist.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....