Yimei Tobacco Company was awarded $300 million in compensation to smokers.
On June 9, a jury in a Florida court ordered Philip Morris, the largest tobacco company in the United States, to pay a female smoker $300 million. This huge compensation is by far the biggest "fine" issued by the Florida court against tobacco companies.
/kloc-in June, 2009, the jury of broward Circuit Court in Florida ordered Philip Morris Company to pay Cindy Nagel $56.6 million in medical expenses and compensation, and $244 million in punitive damages.
Naugle, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 6 1 year old. He is an old smoker with a history of 25 years. He suffers from emphysema due to smoking and needs 24-hour oxygen inhalation to maintain normal breathing.
Naugle joined the ranks of smokers at the age of 20, and the initial motivation for smoking was to "look mature". She often smokes "Phnom Penh Chen" brand cigarettes produced by Philip Morris Company. She quit smoking many times in the following twenty years, and finally quit smoking with nicotine patch on 1993.
Naug developed symptoms before he successfully quit smoking. After quitting smoking, Naugle's health has not improved much. The symptoms of emphysema are very serious. She can't walk, so she has to rely on a wheelchair.
Naug finally took Philip Morris to court. The latter was sued for "fraud", arguing that the manufacturer knew that smoking was addictive and harmful to health, but concealed this fact from consumers. In June, 5438+09, the jury found that Naugler's emphysema was caused by the "fault" of the tobacco company and should bear 90% compensatory compensation and 100% punitive compensation.
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