Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Veda Bryant, Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnny Lee Bryant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-1053 _____________________________ PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., Appellant, v. VEDA BRYANT, Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnny Lee Bryant; R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellees. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. W. Joel Boles, Judge. May 6, 2019 WINSOR, J. Veda Bryant won a $681,000 judgment against Philip Morris USA Inc. based on her late husband’s addiction to—and injuries from—smoking cigarettes. Philip Morris now appeals, arguing that it is…