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BULLOCK v. PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC.

Nos. B164398, B169083.

42 Cal.Rptr.3d 140 (2006)

Jodie BULLOCK, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC., Defendant and Appellant; Michael J. Piuze, Objector and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

April 21, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Michael J. Piuze, Michael J. Piuze and Geraldine Weiss, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Arnold & Porter, Ronald C. Redcay, Los Angeles, and Murray R. Garnick, for Defendant and Appellant.

Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, Rita Gunasekaran, Maureen Haight Gee, Los Angeles; Law Offices of Michael J. Piuze, Michael J. Piuze and Geraldine Weiss, Los Angeles, for Objector and Appellant.

CROSKEY, J.

Philip Morris USA, Inc. (Philip Morris), a cigarette manufacturer, appeals a judgment in favor of Betty Bullock awarding her compensatory and punitive damages after a jury trial. Philip Morris challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict on several counts based on products liability and fraud, the jury instructions, the admission of evidence, and the punitive damages award. Jodie Bullock, Betty Bullock's successor in interest, also...

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