Legal Opinion
Barbara Reider v. Phillip Morris USA, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 2015No. 14-11494PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JORDAN, Circuit Judge:
We hold, for the reasons which follow, that a party’s post-trial claim that a jury verdict is inconsistent does not preserve for appeal the separate and legally distinct claim that the verdict was the result of an unlawful jury compromise. We therefore affirm the zero damages verdict rendered by the jury in this action brought by Barbara Reider against Philip Morris USA for her husband’s tobacco-related death. 1
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Based on the death of her husband, Richard, Ms. Reider asserted claims of fraudulent concealment, conspiracy, negligence, and strict liability against Philip…
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