California Supreme Court
Feb. 1, 2008
Court Tosses Big Tobacco Jury Verdict
At one time it was the largest jury verdict that California had ever seen in a sick-smoker case against big tobacco. On Wednesday, it was little more than ashes. A state appeals court threw out a $28 million award against Philip Morris USA and ordered a new trial on punitive damages for the family of lifelong smoker Jodie Bullock.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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At one time it was the largest jury verdict that California had ever seen in a sick-smoker case against big tobacco. On Wednesday, it was little more than ashes.
A state appeals court threw out a $28 million award against Philip Morris USA and ordered a new trial on punitive damages for the family of li...
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