( May 15, 2025, 1:51 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Florida appellate court on May 14 affirmed a jury’s verdict clearing a tobacco company of liability for a smoker’s death from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rejecting arguments by the smoker’s son that the trial court erred by using the “random jury box method” because it said he failed to preserve the issue for review....