Smoker’s Widower: Jury Instructions, Denial Of New Trial Not Abuse Of Discretion

Mealey's (August 7, 2019, 7:24 AM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A trial court judge did not abuse his discretion in delivering jury instructions and denying a motion for a new trial based on allegations of attorney misconduct, the widower of a smoker who was awarded $20 million in an Engle progeny case tells a Florida appellate court in a May 30 answer brief that includes a conditional cross-appeal (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. v. Herbert Landi, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Marion Landi, No. 4D18-2507, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2019 FL App. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1350)....