Court decertifies tobacco class, reverses damages

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Court decertifies tobacco class, reverses damages
2006-07-09
The Florida Supreme Court decertified a large class Thursday and reversed a state court jury's award of $145 billion in punitive damages. The court decertified the Engle class. That class is of all Florida citizens and residents, and their survivors, who have suffered, presently suffer or who have died from diseases and medical conditions caused by their addiction to cigarettes that contain nicotine. .
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