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In 1999 a jury in Miami awarded $145 billion to a class of plaintiffs who claim the tobacco industry misled them about the dangers of smoking.
 
That case is still in appeal.
 
The story profiles the lead planiff, a retired Miami pediatrician who, at 86, is so ill he does not expect to live to see any of the money if the award stands.

Key doctor in tobacco lawsuit unlikely to outlast payout

Miami Herald - 2/28/2006 3:08 AM

In November 2004, Florida's high court heard an appeal in the case. Miami lawyers Stanley and Susan Rosenblatt asked justices to reverse an appellate court ruling that overturned a Miami jury's 1999 verdict and punitive damage judgment.
 
A favorable ruling in Engle et al. vs. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. et al. would put at least 300,000 sick Florida smokers back on track for a record-breaking $145 billion verdict against the industry that they claim ruined their health.
 
The jury, which heard 157 witnesses over two years, concluded that the industry had intentionally misled smokers about the dan
 
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