Fla. Smoker's $35M Award Restored Against Philip Morris

By Carolina Bolado (April 12, 2017, 9:48 PM EDT) -- A Florida appeals court on Wednesday affirmed a jury award of $35 million to a smoker against Philip Morris USA Inc. and reversed the reduction of the award because the smoker was also at fault for his illnesses, ruling that the state's comparative fault law does not apply to intentional torts....

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