Who was given the money?
a widow
How much was that?
$23.6 billion
for what?
claimed that smoking killed her husband
Who was the defendant?
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
In which state?
Florida
Who was the plaintiff?
Cynthia Robinson
Who was killed?
killed her husband, Michael Johnson
Why?
died of lung cancer when he was 36
When?
in 1996
How did he got the ailment?
started smoking when he was 13
Did they point finger to anyone?
R.J. Reynolds was negligent in not informing him that nicotine is addictive and smoking can cause lung cancer
Who was that?
R.J. Reynolds
Did they tell him beforehand about the danger?
R.J. Reynolds was negligent in not informing him that nicotine is addictive and smoking can cause lung cancer.
Who actully gave the verdict?
the jury deliberated for 15 hours, according to the Pensacola News Journal.
When?
Friday evening
Who broke the news?
according to the Pensacola News Journa
How long the process took?
trial took four weeks and the jury deliberated for 15 hours,
Was the company happy about it?
J. Jeffery Raborn, vice president and assistant general counsel for R. J. Reynolds, said, "The damages awarded in this case are grossly excessive and impermissible under state and constitutional law.
Who expressed that opinion?
J. Jeffery Raborn
Who is he?
vice president and assistant general counsel for R. J. Reynolds, said,
Do they want to counter it?
"We plan to file post-trial motions with the trial court promptly
Are they confident abotut it?
are confident that the court will follow the law and not allow this runaway verdict to stand."
Where they will protest about it?
the trial court