Florida Jury Links Tobacco To Lung Cancer But Awards No Damages

Mealey's (October 14, 2019, 4:48 PM EDT) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Florida jury on Sept. 24 returned a defense verdict for tobacco company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. after hearing that a man enjoyed smoking and never intended to quit.  The jury found that cigarettes caused a man’s lung cancer but apportioned him 75 percent of the liability and awarded his estate no damages, sources told Mealey Publications (Robert Miller v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2008-CA-000401, Fla. 4th Cir., Duval Co.). VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....