Naugle v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

[2] At trial, Naugle claimed Philip Morris directly concealed the fact that cigarettes were harmful to health and addictive.

[7] Philip Morris was also sued on the basis that the cigarettes manufactured and sold by the company were unreasonably dangerous.

[9][10] Naugle v. Phillip Morris was tried in Broward County Circuit Court, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and a verdict was returned by the jury on November 20, 2009.

[8] In 2010, a final judgment by Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Streitfeld reduced the punitive damages to $36.8 million in a post-verdict motion.

[11] Philip Morris USA later appealed this award, stating that the punitive damages were still excessive.