( February 4, 2026, 11:52 AM EST) -- MIAMI — A Florida state court jury returned a defense verdict in a lawsuit against Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM) brought by a former smoker of Parliament and Marlboro-brand cigarettes who says he suffers from heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), writing that PM’s cigarettes were defectively designed but also finding that they did not legally cause the smoker’s health issues....