For a second time, a jury has found R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris liable for damages in a suit related to Leslie Whiteley's smoking habit. On Wednesday, a jury recommended Whiteley's husband get about $2.5 million in compensatory damages, more than the $1.7 million awarded in 2000, before a higher court ordered a retrial. Back then, the jury awarded $21.7 million -- including $20 million in punitive damages, $10 million from each company. In the retrial, it appears only R.J. Reynolds will face punitives.
May 03, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
For the second time in about seven years, a San Francisco jury has found two major tobacco companies liable for damages related to Leslie Whiteley’s habit of smoking cigarettes.
In court Wednesday, a jury recommended Whiteley’s husband get about $2.5 million in compensatory damages, more than the $1.7 million in compensatories attorney Madelyn Chaber helped the Whiteleys win the first time around, before a higher court ordered a retrial.
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