A Florida state court jury awarded Plaintiff Naugle $300 million. Ms. Naugle started smoking at age 20, and quit by age 45. Now 61 years-old, she suffers from severe emphysema and needs a lung transplant. Ms. Naugle requires 24-hour oxygen supply and must travel by wheelchair.
The jury awarded Ms. Naugle $56 million in compensatory damages and $244 million in punitive damages after a three-week trial and three hours of jury deliberation in Broward County Circuit Court.
Phillips Morris intends to appeal the verdict.
Source: NY Times
Ms. Filutowski has a track record of recovering over $3.5 million dollars for her clients through negotiations, arbitrations, mediations and trial.
