A north Florida jury has awarded a total of $27 million to a retired pastor in a smoking lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Emmon Smith, who smoked for 40 years before being diagnosed with lung cancer, was initially awarded $7 million in compensatory damages Tuesday and another $20 million in punitive damages Wednesday in Jackson Circuit Court in Marianna. The compensatory award was reduced by $3 million when the jury assigned 70 percent fault to the company and 30 percent to the plaintiff.
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