Lawyers in South Florida Land Bruising $37 Million Verdict Against Cigarette Makers

By Staff Reporter Mar 12, 2019 10:42 AM EDT

Attorneys at the Schlesinger Law Offices convinced a Broward County jury to award $25 million in punitive and $12 million in compensatory damages to the family of Rita Mahfuz, who died of lung cancer after a lifetime of smoking R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris cigarettes.

A team of lawyers at the Schlesinger Law Offices convinced a Broward County jury to award $37 million in damages to the family of lifelong smoker Rita Mahfuz, who died of lung cancer in 1999.

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Lawyers in South Florida Land Bruising $37 Million Verdict Against Cigarette Makers

Attorneys at the Schlesinger Law Offices convinced a Broward County jury to award $25 million in punitive and $12 million in compensatory damages to the family of Rita Mahfuz, who died of lung cancer after a lifetime of smoking R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris cigarettes.

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