Mealey's (March 29, 2019, 11:00 AM EDT) -- ORLANDO, Fla. — On March 28, a Florida jury awarded the children of a Florida woman who died of lung cancer $16 million in punitive damages, one day after awarding $300,000 in survivorship damages (Brinda Coates v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., No. 1997-CA-004541-O, Fla. 9th Jud. Cir., Orange Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....