Ferlanti v. Liggett Group

VERDICT

Trial
02/23/09 – 03/06/09

Summary

The Ferlanti case was a 10-day jury trial for a plaintiff who died at age 81 of lung cancer after suffering chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a result of cigarette smoking for over 55 years. The jury awarded the plaintiff $700,000 against Liggett Group (a part of Vector Tobacco and Vector Group).

This was the second "Engle" tobacco case to go to trial after a Broward County jury awarded nearly $8 million to the widow of a smoker who died from lung cancer in Hess v. RJ Reynolds.

Outcome

Fault: 60%- Liggett 40%- Ferlanti
Damages Before Death: 300,000
Damages After Death: 900,000
Medical Expenses: 92,000
Funeral Expenses: 3,972

Total: 1,295,972

Case Information
Attorneys
Witnesses
Plaintiff
Defense
Verdict
$1,295,972
Judge
Jeffrey Streitfeld
Jurisdiction
17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court
Judicial Complex
Case Number
CACE03021697
Industry
Tobacco
Practice Area
Products Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Torts, Negligence, Tort Law
Plaintiff
Ferlanti,
Defense
Liggett Group Inc.
Expert Witnesses
Lay Witnesses

Sessions

PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
2 Chapters
FEB
23
PM Session
Verdict
2 Chapters
FEB
24
FEB
25
FEB
26
FEB
27
MAR
2
MAR
3
MAR
4
MAR
5
AM Session
Verdict
1 Chapters
MAR
6

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