2 Engle Cases Sent To Trial Court To Determine New Post-1999 Punitive Awards

Mealey's ( April 6, 2022, 3:09 PM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appellate court on March 16 remanded two cases in which it previously affirmed Engle punitive damages awarded under the state’s pre-1999 punitives statute for post-1999 deaths to the trial court for a new determination on damages in light of the Florida Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Sheffield v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company....