Legal Opinion
Boatright v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 12, 2017No. Case 2D15-1781PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BADALAMENTI, Judge.
Appellants Richard and Deborah Boat-right are former Engle 1 plaintiffs who obtained a $32.75 million jury verdict against Appellees Philip Morris USA Inc. and Lig-gett Group, LLC (the tobacco companies). The trial court partially denied the Boat-rights’ posttrial motion to tax attorneys’ fees and costs, holding that proposals for settlement served by the Boatrights upon the tobacco companies’ attorneys could not serve as a basis to award fees and costs because they were not served by e-mail. The trial court reasoned that the method of service by which the Boatrights served…
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