Panel To Trial Court: Reinstate Full Damage Award For Tobacco Plaintiff

Mealey's (December 10, 2018, 9:55 AM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A cross-appeal by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in which the tobacco company asserted that it was entitled a directed verdict on intentional tort claims in an Engle progeny case was unsuccessful Dec. 6, when Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal instead directed the trial court to reinstate the plaintiff’s full compensatory damage award (Elizabeth Marsh v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 4D17-1751, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 17453)....

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