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BOATRIGHT v. PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.

Case No. 2D15-1781.

218 So.3d 962 (2017)

Richard BOATRIGHT and Deborah Boatright, his wife, Appellants, v. PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., and Liggett Group, LLC, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Opinion filed April 12, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Padovano , Celene H. Humphries , and Maegen P. Luka of Brannock & Humphries, Tampa, and Jonathan R. Gdanski , Steven Hammer , and Brittany Chambers of Schlesinger Law Offices, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellants.

M. Sean Laane and Geoffrey J. Michael of Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C.; and William P. Geraghty and Rachel A. Canfield of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., Miami, for Appellee Philip Morris USA Inc.

Wayne L. Thomas of Akerman Senterfitt, Tampa; and Kelly Anne Luther , Maria Ruiz , Giselle Gonzalez Manseur , and Ann M. St. Peter-Griffith of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP, Miami; and Karen H. Curtis of Clarke Silverglate, P.A., Miami, for Appellee Liggett Group, LLC.

Appellants Richard and Deborah Boatright are former Engle1 plaintiffs who obtained a $32.75 million jury verdict against Appellees Philip Morris USA Inc. and Liggett Group, LLC (the tobacco companies). The trial court partially denied the Boatrights' posttrial motion to tax...

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