Panel Vacates $42.5M Verdict For Smoker’s Widower Citing Jury Error

(February 4, 2022, 1:45 PM EST) -- MIAMI — A Florida appellate panel on Feb. 2 for the second time vacated a multimillion-dollar verdict in favor of a smoker’s widower, vacating a jury’s award of $42.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages against two tobacco companies due to an error by the trial court in denying a for-cause challenge to a prospective juror who stated a belief that all daily cigarette smokers are addicted....

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