In Retrial, Florida Jury Awards $1M In Case Against Tobacco Company

Mealey's (February 25, 2019, 1:22 PM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Although a Florida woman was awarded $1 million on Feb. 22 in an Engle progeny case against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., jurors deemed her late husband 75 percent responsible for his own death from lung cancer (Kathleen Gafney v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2007CA020540, Fla. 15th Jud. Cir., Palm Beach Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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