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• In Re: Tobacco Litigation (Medical Monitoring Cases), No. 31157 

After a careful review of the record, it is apparent that the jury's verdict on the issue of whether medical monitoring for the appellants was reasonably necessary was founded upon conflicting testimony. As seen by this jury verdict, Bower establishes an extremely high bar for a plaintiff to overcome before there can be any recovery for medical monitoring. We are generally reluctant to disturb the verdicts of juries, and we decline to do so on the evidence of this case. (See footnote 3) . . .

The circuit court's March 18, 2002 order is affirmed.

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