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Punitive tobacco award fought; Cigarette makers hit with Florida ruling, lawsuit by E.U.
Business Insurance, November, 2000 by BRADFORD, MICHAEL
MIAMI-Tobacco companies are appealing a Florida circuit court judge's decision to uphold a $145 billion jury award to sick smokers and his refusal to reduce the award and order a new trial. Dade County Circuit Court Judge Robert P. Kaye approved the award Nov. 6. His 68-page order was issued on the same day a federal judge returned the case to Judge Kaye's court.
Meanwhile, a European Commission lawsuit filed in New York last month accuses tobacco companies of smuggling cigarettes into the European Union. And a settlement reportedly is being discussed that would free two cigarette makers from the threat of punitive damages in several other suits pending in New York. Shortly after Judge Kaye issued his order, New York-based Philip Morris Cos. Inc. announced...
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