Florida Supreme Court Quashes Reversal Of Husband’s $157M Engle Verdict

(August 20, 2024, 10:50 AM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court granted a petition for review filed by a dead smoker’s widower and quashed an appellate panel’s reversal of a $157 million Engle verdict in his favor and remanded to the panel for further proceedings after issuing a recent opinion addressing the availability of damages to a spouse under the state’s Wrongful Death Act....