Tobacco Company: Florida High Court Need Not Review Reversal Of $16M In Punitives

Mealey's (May 26, 2021, 1:19 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A tobacco company tells the Florida Supreme Court in a May 21 brief that it should not review an appellate court’s reversal of a $16 million punitive damages award to a deceased smoker’s sister that was deemed excessive in comparison to the jury’s $300,000 compensatory damages award even though the panel certified the case as presenting a question of great public importance because the company says the award is prohibited by state and federal law....