Time To Pay Up, Judge Tells Philip Morris, Rejecting Its Appeal Of $27M Verdict

Mealey's (September 16, 2019, 2:03 PM EDT) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Philip Morris USA Inc. on Sept. 13 saw three motions filed in a Florida federal court that attempted to reverse a $27 million verdict rejected, with the federal judge saying that “simply put:  it is time for Philip Morris to pay the judgment.  And [it] is time for its lawyers to tell it to do so” (Bernard Cote v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., No. 09-cv-14157, M.D. Fla., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156682)....