Jury Hits R.J. Reynolds With $24M In Punitive Damages In Tobacco Trial

Mealey's (March 16, 2020, 2:38 PM EDT) -- ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida jury on Feb. 18 added $24 million in punitive damages to $2.75 million in compensatory damages for a smoker’s use of and addiction to cigarettes after hearing that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJR) continued experimenting with ways to make its products more addictive despite knowing about their “unattractive side effects” (Duignan v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 13-010978-CI, Fla. Cir., 6th Jud. Cir.)....

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