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LORILLARD TOBACCO CO. v. MROZEK

No. 1D11-4446.

106 So.3d 479 (2012)

LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY ("Lorillard"), Appellant, v. Michelle MROZEK, In re: Engle Progeny Cases, Tobacco Litigation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied February 14, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliot H. Scherker , David L. Ross , Julissa Rodriguez , and Brigid F. Cech Samole of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Miami, for Appellant.

Evan J. Yegelwel , Bruce R. Anderson, Jr. , and Angelo M. Patacca, Jr. of Terrell Hogan Ellis Yegelwel, P.A., Jacksonville, and John S. Mills and Courtney Brewer of The Mills Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee.

MARSTILLER, J.

A Duval County, Florida, jury awarded Michelle Mrozek ("Mrozek") $3.9 million in compensatory damages and $11.3 million in punitive damages in her wrongful death suit against Lorillard Tobacco Company ("Lorillard") for the death of her mother, Jacqueline Swann Miller, from lung cancer. The genesis of this litigation is a 1994 class action lawsuit against various cigarette manufacturers, including Lorillard, and tobacco industry organizations seeking...

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