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Steve Yerrid |
September 2009 - Attorney Yerrid won a $330 million award for the mother of a 13-year-old killed in a drunken driving accident in April 2007. The verdict in Florida state court includes $55 million in compensatory damages and $275 million in punitive damages. It is believed to be the largest DUI verdict in the nation. |
| November 2009 - Naugle v Phillip Morris USA. In Naugle, the jury awarded a total of $300 million dollars ($56 million in compensatory damages and $244 million in punitive damages) verdict against tobacco giant Philip Morris. The three-week trial featured the testimony of the plaintiff, Luncinda (Cindy) Naugle, who started smoking in 1968 at the age of 20 and who quit smoking in 1993. | |