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R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. v. TOWNSEND

No. 1D12-3564.

118 So.3d 844 (2013)

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. Lyantie TOWNSEND, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Frank Townsend, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Trippe, Jr. , Robert B. Parrish , Jeffrey A. Yarbrough and David C. Reeves of Moseley Prichard Parrish Knight & Jones, Jacksonville; Gregory G. Katsas of Jones Day, Washington, D.C.; Stephanie E. Parker , John F. Yarber and John M. Walker of Jones Day, Atlanta, for Appellant.

Steven L. Brannock , Celene H. Humphries and Tyler K. Pitchford of Brannock & Humphries, Tampa; Gregory D. Prysock and Katherine M. Massa of Morgan & Morgan, P.A., Jacksonville; Keith R. Mitnik of Morgan & Morgan, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee.

THOMAS, J.

In this Engle1 progeny case, Appellant, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, appeals the trial court's remitted punitive damages judgment of $20 million. Appellant argues that the trial court erred by denying Appellant's request for a new trial on damages. Appellant contends it was entitled to object to the proposed remitted judgment, as provided by section 768.74(4), Florida Statutes, as interpreted by our supreme court in...

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