Legal Opinion
Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Naugle
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 12, 2012No. Nos. 4D10-1607, 4D10-3574PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion FOR ReheaRing
PER CURIAM..
We grant the appellant’s motion for rehearing, withdraw our slip opinion, dated June 22, 2012, and substitute the following in its place.
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 five issues on appeal. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand for a new trial only on compensatory and púni-tive damages.
As an Engle1-progeny case, the trial was conducted in two…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Johnson v. DavisSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
- Lassitter v. Intern. Union of Op. Engin.Supreme Court of Florida · 1977
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. MartinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. BrownDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Elaine Hess, etc. v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2015
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Tina Russo, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2015
- Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. AlexanderDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. BuonomoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
- Kenneth Kerrivan v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
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