Panel Affirms $3M Verdict To Smoker’s Widow, Dismisses Hard Drug Use Argument

(May 2, 2024, 11:23 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Third District Florida Court of Appeal panel on May 1 affirmed a jury’s $3 million verdict in favor of a smoker’s widow in an Engle case, rejecting arguments by Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM) that the trial court improperly excluded evidence of the smoker’s use of crack and heroin....