Smoker’s Estate Moves For New Trial After $350K Verdict Reduced To $0

( November 18, 2025, 2:42 PM EST) -- KONA, Hawaii — A smoker’s estate on Nov. 17 filed a motion in Hawaii state court to vacate a jury’s general damages award in his favor and for a new trial solely on general damages, after the court entered final judgment reducing the jury’s verdict of $350,000 in compensatory damages to $0 based on comparative fault and prior settlements by co-defendants....