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November 20, 2009

Florida Jury Awards $244 Million in Punitive Damages to Smoker

As reported by Reuters, a Florida jury has awarded $56.6 million in compensatory damages and $244 million in punitive damages to a smoker with emphysema. This is by far the largest verdict in the 8,000 or so individual trials that are proceeding in Florida as a result of the Florida Supreme Court's 2006 Engle decision, which tossed out a $145 billion class action punitive damages award.

Related posts:

Florida Jury Awards $25 Million in Punitive Damages to Smoker's Widow

"Smokers, tobacco, both winners in early Engle cases"

Jury Rules For Plaintiff in First Phase of Retrial After Reversal of $145 Billion Punitive Damages Award

After Reversal of $145 Billion Class Action Punitive Damages Award, Florida Smokers Seek Punitive Damages in Individual Suits

Plaintiffs' Attorneys Win $218 Million Fee Award for Helping Obtain a Punitive Damages Verdict that Was Reversed on Appeal

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Posted by Curt Cutting at 10:41 AM

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