Philip Morris Urges Florida Supreme Court To Review $3.2M Engle Attorney Fee Award

Mealey's (March 7, 2022, 10:37 AM EST) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Tobacco company Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM USA) filed a March 2 brief on jurisdiction to the Florida Supreme Court urging the court to find that a split appellate panel erred by affirming a $3.2 million attorney fee award to a plaintiff who won an $11 million verdict because the fees were calculated based in part on rates for out-of-state lawyers....