Florida Jury Awards $50,000 To Child Of Deceased Smoker

Mealey's (March 12, 2019, 1:39 PM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — In a verdict rendered March 8, jurors found that negligence by a Florida woman who went on to suffer from lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was the legal cause of her death (Shan Frogel, et al. v. Philip Morris USA Inc., No. 2007CA023246, Fla. 15th Jud. Cir., Palm Beach Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....

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