Florida Supreme Court: Despite $16M Loss, Smoker’s Sister May Seek Attorney Fees

Mealey's (June 15, 2023, 1:01 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on June 15 provisionally granted a dead smoker’s sister’s motion for attorney fees from a tobacco company, despite its prior affirmance of the reversal of a $16 million damages award in her favor, finding that Florida’s proposal for settlement (PFS) statute is not limited to prevailing parties and that an affirmed compensatory damages judgment in her favor triggers the statute....