RJ Reynolds punitive damages reduced from $23 billion to $16.9 million

This was entirely predictable. A Florida jury, in one of the thousands of Engle progeny cases, recently awarded a punitive judgement against RJ Reynolds for $23 billion because a widow’s husband died from smoking cigarettes. I hate RJ Reynolds as much as the next guy, but I knew that no way would this judgement stand … Continue reading RJ Reynolds punitive damages reduced from $23 billion to $16.9 million