Florida Jury Awards Smoker’s Widow More Than $2.5M In Engle Case

Mealey's (June 15, 2021, 1:43 PM EDT) -- PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — A Florida jury on June 14 awarded $2 million in punitive damages on top of a June 9 award of $540,000 in compensatory damages to the widow of a man who became addicted to cigarettes before the health risks of smoking were widely known and was unable to quit before his death in 2013. VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....