Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Danielson

In this Engle-related case, Philip Morris USA appeals an order granting a new trial on Appellee’s non-economic and punitive damages.1 We affirm the trial court’s order granting a new trial as to the non-economic damages, but reverse the grant of a new trial on the punitive damages.

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The estate and survivors of Norman Lamar Danielson won a jury verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit against the Appellant cigarette company after a three-week trial. But the jury awarded Mr. Daniel-son’s wife Micah Danielson and his children much less than they • expected. It awarded Ms. Danielson $25,000 in economic…