Tobacco Company Says $6M Verdict For Dead Smoker’s Children Based On ‘Forgery’

(January 19, 2024, 1:47 PM EST) -- MIAMI — A tobacco company tells a Florida appellate court in a Jan. 18 opening brief that a $6 million verdict against it should be reversed because the jury found that a smoker who died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was an Engle class member based on medical evidence that the treating physician called “a forgery.”...