A former smoker’s $10.5 million jury verdict was reversed by a Florida appeals court last week because the plaintiff’s claims are barred by Florida’s statute of repose for fraud.

Philip Morris, the tobacco giant that owns brands like Marlboro and Virginia Slims, appealed a final judgment entry after a jury determined it fraudulently misrepresented and concealed the dangers associated with smoking filtered cigarettes to longtime smoker Edward Principe, who developed laryngeal cancer in 2016.