( December 18, 2024, 10:09 AM EST) -- KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — A Hawaii state court jury awarded $91 million to a smoker and his wife against a tobacco company they accused of causing him to become addicted to cigarettes and eventually develop laryngeal cancer, with the verdict comprising $6 million in compensatory damages and $85 million in punitive damages. VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE....