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  1. September 13, 2019

    Philip Morris Must Fork Over $20M Payout, Judge Says

    A Florida federal judge on Friday told Philip Morris USA Inc. to finally pay up on a $20 million verdict against it won by a now-deceased former smoker, saying its "scattershot arguments" for a new trial are nothing but a delay tactic.

  2. February 14, 2019

    Philip Morris Seeks New Trial After 'Grossly Excessive' Verdict

    Philip Morris USA Inc. continued its attempt to overturn a $20 million punitive damages award for a now-deceased smoker by asking a Florida federal court Wednesday for a new trial or a reduced punitive damages award, calling the jury's verdict "grossly excessive."

  3. January 17, 2019

    Smoker Finally Gets $27M Judgment Against Philip Morris

    A Florida federal court on Wednesday entered a $27 million judgment against Philip Morris USA Inc. for a now-deceased smoker, ending a four-year attempt by the tobacco giant to overturn a 2014 jury's $20 million punitive damages award.

  4. August 10, 2016

    Smoker Can't Revive $20M Punitive Win Despite Judicial Error

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday turned down a bid by a smoker in an Engle progeny case to restore a $20 million punitive damages award against Philip Morris, saying that the genuine legal error she pointed out is one that can be fixed on appeal.

  5. May 18, 2016

    Philip Morris Appeals Smoker's $3.75M Verdict To 11th Circ.

    Philip Morris USA Inc. on Tuesday told a Florida federal judge that it's asking the Eleventh Circuit to weigh in on a jury's award of $3.75 million in an Engle progeny case, as well as the judge's recent decision preserving two of the smoker's claims.

  6. May 06, 2016

    Philip Morris Loses Bid To Strike 2 Of Smoker's Claims

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday denied Philip Morris's motion for judgment as a matter of law on two claims in an Engle-progeny suit where a jury's $20 million punitive-damages award has already been struck down, saying alleged holes in the claims' legal foundations were in fact filled by portions of the landmark Engle decision.

  7. May 02, 2016

    Smoker Wants $20M Philip Morris Punitive Row To Push Ahead

    A smoker in an Engle progeny case urged a Florida federal judge Monday to promptly reinstate a jury's $20 million punitive damages award against Philip Morris USA Inc., saying it was properly supported by evidence and a recent Florida Supreme Court opinion.

  8. April 22, 2016

    Philip Morris Wants $20M Punitives Fight Paused For 11th Circ.

    Philip Morris USA urged a Florida federal judge Thursday to hold off on deciding whether to grant a motion by a smoker in an Engle progeny case to reinstate the more than $20 million in punitive damages that she had won at trial, arguing that the court should wait for the Eleventh Circuit to consider liability claims in a different Engle suit.

  9. April 12, 2016

    Smoker Wants $20M Damages Award Revived In Engle Case

    A smoker in an Engle progeny case on Monday asked a Florida federal judge to reinstate a $20 million punitive damages award against Philip Morris in light of a recent Florida state supreme court decision in another Engle case that held a smoker's widow can seek punitive damages.

  10. November 19, 2015

    Philip Morris Remains Off The Hook For $20M Engle Award

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday declined to rethink his decision to vacate a $20 million punitive damages award against Philip Morris in an Engle progeny case, saying the smoker's reasoning contorts his analysis of the precedent.