Florida Appeals Court Directs Trial Court To Reinstate Tobacco Verdict

Mealey's (November 14, 2018, 3:28 PM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In an Oct. 7 opinion, the Fourth District Florida Court of Appeal affirmed a $20 million award of compensatory and punitive damages on behalf of the daughter of a smoker, in accordance with a mandate by the Florida Supreme Court (Gwendolyn E. Odom v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 4D14-3867, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 15921)....

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