The state appellate court took issue with plaintiffs counsel's closing argument in which the attorney read a passage from the George Orwell novel "1984," and compared the tobacco companies to the "totalitarian state" in the dystopian novel.
July 01, 2021 at 07:09 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Daily Business Review
A state appellate panel overturned a lower court ruling in which a jury had returned a multimillion-dollar verdict against three tobacco companies.
The ruling, by Fourth DCA Judges Jeffrey T. Kuntz, Edward L. Artau and Robert M. Gross, is a cautionary tale, as it suggests judges are becoming less receptive to overzealous comments directed at tobacco companies in the course of litigation.
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(L-R) Fourth District Court of Appeal Judges Jeffrey T. Kuntz, Edward L. Artau and Robert M. Gross. Courtesy photos
