United States Eighth Circuit

A jury award of $4 million, based on a claim that the defective nature of defendant's Pall Mall cigarettes caused plaintiff-decedent's lung cancer and death, is affirmed conditioned on plaintiff's acceptance of a remittitur on the punitive damages.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/07/2005
• Published 01/07/2005

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, HANSEN, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Bruce G. Sheffler of New York, NY. Joseph G. Falcone of New York appeared on the brief.  Kevin A. Crass of Little Rock, AR appeared on the brief.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Norwood S. Wilner of Jacksonville, FL. Gregory H. Maxwell of Jacksonville appeared on the brief.  William G. Holt of Little Rock, AR appeared on the brief.