November 16, 2015
Philip Morris told a Florida federal court Friday that a recent ruling by a state appeals court reviving $12.3 million in punitive damages for an Engle progeny plaintiff doesn't apply to its case, in which the tobacco company is fighting a bid to revive a $20 million award.
July 08, 2015
Philip Morris USA told a Florida federal court Tuesday that it shouldn't reconsider its decision to vacate a $20 million punitive damages verdict for an Engle plaintiff, arguing the court did not discount any relevant evidence when it found the tobacco giant's marketing didn't influence her smoking decisions.
June 24, 2015
A plaintiff in an Engle progeny suit targeting Philip Morris USA Inc. asked a Florida federal judge to reconsider a decision vacating her $20 million punitive damages win in the tobacco injury case, saying another judge in the same court upheld a similar $17 million verdict just last week.
April 24, 2015
Philip Morris USA Inc. persuaded a Florida federal judge to vacate a $20 million punitive damages award for a longtime smoker Thursday in an Engle progeny case when the judge found that the plaintiff had not shown enough evidence that the company's fraudulent marketing tactics influenced her smoking choices.
December 02, 2014
Philip Morris USA Inc. fought a $26.5 million award Monday, urging a Florida federal judge to grant the tobacco company a new trial in a so-called Engle progeny case filed by a longtime smoker alleging the company misled her by advertising "light" cigarettes as safer.
November 06, 2014
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday faulted himself for failing to define the term "addicted" for the jury in a tobacco product liability suit against Philip Morris USA Inc., vowing to never again make the same mistake when any of the thousands of related cases land before him.
September 18, 2014
A Florida federal judge on Thursday ruled that Philip Morris USA Inc. must pay the $26.5 million jury verdict awarded in a so-called Engle progeny case filed by a longtime smoker alleging the company misled her by advertising "light" cigarettes as safer.