Florida Supreme Court Won’t Review Reversal Of $7.1M Verdict For Smoker’s Death

Mealey's (January 28, 2021, 1:24 PM EST) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida Supreme Court majority on Jan. 27 declined to accept jurisdiction over a smoker’s widower’s challenge to a panel’s decision to reverse and remand a $7.1 million verdict in a wrongful death action against a tobacco company after finding that the action was filed too late to state claims for fraud under Florida’s statute of repose....