Opinion KLINE, P. J. Introduction Defendants Philip Morris Inc. (Philip Morris) and RJ. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJ. Reynolds) appeal from a judgment of $21,689,117 (including $20 million in punitive damages) following a jury verdict in favor of Leslie Whiteley (Whiteley), a smoker who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1998 and died in…
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