R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. THOMAS

No. 4D17-3040.

264 So.3d 199 (2019)

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. Bertie THOMAS, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Marvin Thomas, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 13, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Durham II and Val Leppert of King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, for appellant.

Richard B. Rosenthal of The Law Offices of Richard B. Rosenthal, P.A., Miami, and Eric S. Rosen of Kelley Uustal, PLC, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


In this Engle1 wrongful death action, R.J. Reynolds ("RJR") appeals a final judgment awarding the plaintiff $2.2 million in compensatory damages after making a reduction for the decedent's comparative fault. The plaintiff, Bertie Thomas, cross-appeals the trial court's reduction of the compensatory damages...

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