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[Florida] Roll-Your-Own Tobacco Road Cigarette Stores Reopen (at Least for Now)
A federal court injunction gave temporary relief to the 13 Tobacco Road, roll-you-own cigarette shops in Tampa Bay, which reopened July 27. Partnership owner Sam Bontempo has vowed to fight a federal law that led to higher taxes on discounted smokes.
Jul 27, 2012
Patch.org
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Jul 28, 2012 10:48
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Biggest Tobacco Lawsuits
some believe that as the health effects of smoking become clearer, it will be increasingly difficult for them to have, bright long-term futures. Others believe that since big tobacco has survived so many lawsuits, nobody should worry about their viabilit
Jan 17, 2013
Investopedia.com
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Jan 18, 2013 04:45
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[Florida] PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC., Appellant, v. LUCINDA NAUGLE, Appellee (PDF)
Philip Morris USA, Inc. (PM USA) appeals the final judgment, awarding appellee, Lucinda Naugle, $36,760,500 . . . PM USA raises five issues on appeal. We reject each of appellant's contentions of error and affirm the judgment in its entirety.
Jun 22, 2012
Fourth District Court of Appeal / State of Florida
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Jul 3, 2012 01:58
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[Florida] Fla. Smoker's $37M Win Against Philip Morris Upheld ($$)
A Florida appeals court has upheld a $37 million judgment against Philip Morris USA Inc. in an Engle progeny case brought by a smoker who claimed cigarettes caused her emphysema, saying a trial judge properly refused to overturn a jury's verdict against t
Jun 28, 2012
Law360
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Jul 3, 2012 01:44
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Big Tobacco loses in Florida high court
Polston concluded tobacco companies had all the notice and opportunity they needed to defend all theories of liability. The Engle jury heard more than 150 witnesses and received thousands of pages of documents and exhibits, he noted. "We decline the def
Mar 19, 2013
Daily Report
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Mar 19, 2013 02:16
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Big Victory at Florida Supreme Court is Bad News for Cigarette Manufacturers
The majority clearly recognized and emphatically rejected the industry’s fundamental argument. “At its core, the defendants’ due process argument is an attack on our decision in Engle to give the Phase I findings res judicata – as opposed to issue precl
Mar 18, 2013
Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI)
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Mar 20, 2013 00:24
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[Florida] West Palm Beach widow loses in Big Tobacco lawsuit over husband’s death
An 84-year-old widow who founded Love’s Flower Shop in downtown West Palm Beach this week failed to persuade a jury that tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds was responsible for the 1993 lung cancer death of her husband.
Sep 20, 2012
Palm Beach (FL) Post
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Sep 20, 2012 17:47
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[Florida] Supreme Court OKs $20-Million Smoker Award
Leaves door open for additional lawsuits in Florida
Nov 26, 2012
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
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Nov 27, 2012 06:54
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[Florida] BECK: In Smoking Cases, Interminable Delay Is the Real Due Process Violation
On Monday, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. filed a reply brief in an appeal it brought before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. In Walker v. RJR ... Given that the Engle ruling is now seven years old, this due process issue should have been s
May 22, 2013
AmericanLawyer.com
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May 23, 2013 03:31
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[Florida] 11th Circ. Asked To Revive Dead Smokers' Engle Suits
Tobacco plaintiffs told the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday that a Florida federal court improperly dumped more than 500 Engle progeny suits mistakenly filed as personal injury suits naming deceased former smokers as plaintiffs without allowing them to be a
Apr 24, 2013
Law360
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Apr 29, 2013 18:38