Legal Opinion
Burton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided May 9, 2002No. Case 94-2202-JWLPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LUNGSTRUM, District Judge.
On February 22, 2002, a jury rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff David Burton against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (“Reynolds”) and American Tobacco Company (“American”) 1 , awarding compensatory damages against both Reynolds and American and authorizing an award of punitive damages against Reynolds. Both Reynolds (Doc. 653) and American (Doc. 655) request that the court set aside the jury’s verdict and enter judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendants pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(b) or, alternatively, order a new…
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