Panel Reverses $15.5M Verdict For Smoker’s Widow, Cites Jury Instruction Error

Mealey's (January 19, 2021, 2:03 PM EST) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida appellate panel on Jan. 15 reversed a $15.5 million verdict in favor of a smoker’s widow because the trial court did not instruct the jury that it must find that the smoker relied to his detriment on a false statement made by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJR) to prove her intentional conspiracy claim....