Legal Opinion
Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Boatright
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 12, 2017No. Case 2D15-622PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILBERMAN, Judge.
In this Engle 1 progeny ease, Philip Morris USA Inc. and Liggett Group, LLC (the Defendants) appeal a final judgment in favor of Richard Boatright, who was a heavily addicted smoker, and his wife, Deborah Boatright, in the total amount of $32.75 million for compensatory and punitive damages. The jury found Philip Morris liable on theories of negligence, strict liability, fraudulent concealment, and conspiracy to commit fraud by concealment. The jury found Liggett liable for conspiracy to commit fraud by concealment. Philip Morris raises seven issues on appeal, including…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Philip Morris USA v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Frank Special v. West Boca Medical CenterSupreme Court of Florida · 2014
- D'ANGELO v. FitzmauriceSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. DouglasSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. DuignanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
- Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Veda Bryant, Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnny Lee Bryant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
- Berger v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2019
- Joan Schoeff, etc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 2017
- PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. and R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. GERTRUDE MARCHESEDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
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