In 2002, a West Palm Beach, Florida jury found the generals responsible for the torture of the three plaintiffs.
A19 A Florida jury wants the killer of five students executed.
A Florida jury found them liable for damages for conspiring to conceal how addictive and harmful cigarettes are.
Meanwhile, a Florida jury is expected soon to decide punitive damages against the industry in a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of injured smokers.
General Noriega was indicted on drug charges by two Florida grand juries this year.
The Florida grand jury is one of several investigating the cost reporting practices at Columbia hospitals.
But the Florida grand jury is expected to hand up the first indictments in the case as soon as the next few months.
The industry suffered a stunning legal setback when a Florida jury awarded a long-term smoker $750,000 for damages caused by his habit.
A Florida jury convicted a 14-year-old of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his teacher.
A Florida jury ruled against the tobacco industry in the first class-action smoking case to reach a verdict.