TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a $545,000 award in a tobacco case that also may affect liability claims for other "inherently dangerous" products.
The ruling Thursday let stand the verdict against Liggett Group Inc.
A jury found the Chesterfield cigarettes a Broward County woman smoked before she contracted lung cancer had a flawed design.
Liggett manufactures the brand. The company argued the verdict should be reversed because the woman wasn't required to prove Liggett could have made a safer cigarette.
Several business groups sided with Liggett in court papers. They are worried the case will affect other products such as motorcycles, knives, gasoline and personal watercraft.
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