Legal Opinion
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Ciccone
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 14, 2013No. 4D11-3807PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGross, J.
In this Engle1 progeny case, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company appeals from a final judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff below, Pamela Ciccone, as personal representative of the Estate of George N. Ciccone. The final judgment upheld the jury’s award of $3,195,222.35 in compensatory damages, reduced by the deceased’s 70% comparative fault, and $50,000 in punitive damages for gross negligence. We affirm in all respects but one — we reverse the award of punitive damages.
Ciccone initiated her suit against R.J. Reynolds in 2004, two years after her husband, a smoker from the age of eight, died…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Berkey v. Third Avenue Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Major League Baseball v. MorsaniSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
- Custer Medical Center v. United Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2010
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. MartinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Lucille Ruth Soffer, etc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 2016
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Pamela Ciccone, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2016
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. HallgrenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Phil J. Marotta, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Phil Felice MarottaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
- Berger v. Philip Morris USA Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2014
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