Panel Reverses $10M Engle Verdict Due To Improper Closing Arguments

Mealey's (July 15, 2021, 1:58 PM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appellate court on July 14 reversed a $10 million jury verdict against two tobacco companies and ordered a new trial after finding that an Engle plaintiff’s counsel made improper and inflammatory closing arguments, including comparing tobacco companies to Big Brother in George Orwell’s “1984” and calling them an “enterprise of death.”...