JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)--Less than a week after the Florida Supreme Court tossed out a massive class-action lawsuit against Big Tobacco, lawyers across the state are gearing up for battle on behalf of individuals and families hurt by smoking. While the court threw out a $145 billion punitive damages stemming from a class-action suit against cigarette makers, it said smokers can sue the companies individually - and thousands are expected to take advantage. Estimates say the number of Floridians made ill by smoking and eligible to sue under the ruling is somewhere between 300,000 and 700,000. Jacksonville attorney Norwood "Woody" Wilner says he has a database of more than 7,000 potential plaintiffs and said Monday he expects to begin filing lawsuits within weeks. "This is a big fight.