Florida Court: Expert Unreliable, Attorney Fee Award Reversed In Tobacco Case

Mealey's ( March 4, 2022, 1:07 PM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appeals court on March 2 ruled that a lower court erred in refusing to assess the reliability under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. of an expert’s testimony on appropriate attorney fees in a long-running tobacco case, reversing the award of more than $7 million in attorney fees and prejudgment interest against the tobacco company and remanding the case....