Legal Opinion
Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Naugle
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 22, 2012No. Nos. 4D10-1607, 4D10-3574PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPolen, J.
Philip Morris USA, Inc. (PM USA) appeals the final judgment, awarding appel-lee, Lucinda Naugle, $36,760,500, after finding PM USA liable for Naugle’s injuries caused by her addiction to PM USA-manufactured cigarettes. PM USA raises *1158five issues on appeal. We reject each of appellant’s contentions of error and affirm the judgment in its entirety.
As an Engle1 progeny case, the trial was conducted in two phases in the manner we approved of in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Brown, 70 So.3d 707 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011). The evidence presented in Phase I revealed that Naugle smoked PM USA-manufactured…
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