Florida High Court Refuses To Hear Appeal Of New Damages Trial For Smoker’s Widow

Mealey's (April 24, 2020, 1:58 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on April 14 declined to accept jurisdiction of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s appeal of an appellate court’s decision reversing a directed verdict and ordering a new trial on punitive damages only for a smoker’s widow, which the jury had found were warranted for the widow’s design defect claim (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Mirtha Ledo, etc., No. 19-1131, Fla. Sup.)....