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R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. BURGESS

No. 4D18-3014.

294 So.3d 910 (2020)

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. Jacqueline P. BURGESS, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnny Burgess, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 26, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marie A. Borland and Troy A. Fuhrman of Hill Ward Henderson, Tampa, Jason T. Burnette of Jones Day, Atlanta, Georgia, and Charles R.A. Morse of Jones Day, New York, New York, for appellant.

David J. Sales and Daniel R. Hoffman of David J. Sales, P.A., Sarasota, Randy Rosenblum of Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum, Miami, and Gary M. Paige and Cassandra Lombard of Gordon & Partners, Davie, for appellee.

In this Engle1-progeny action, R.J. Reynolds ("RJR") appeals a final judgment awarding $3,000,000 in compensatory damages to the plaintiff, Jacqueline Burgess, as personal representative of the Estate of her deceased husband, Johnny Burgess. We affirm on all issues but write to address RJR's argument...

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