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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
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[Florida] Fla. Court Throws Out $17M Award Against Big Tobacco ($$)
A Florida appeals court on Friday reversed a $16.8 million judgment against Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. for the family of a woman who died of smoking-related diseases, ruling a trial court had prematurely declared her a member of
May 10, 2013
Law360
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May 13, 2013 04:12
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[Florida] Plainitffs' Firms Push 11th Circ. To Uphold Engle Findings ($$)
More than 30 law firms representing plaintiffs in Engle tobacco litigation urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to reject R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s contention that the cases violate its due process rights, arguing that such a finding would threaten t
May 9, 2013
Law360
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May 15, 2013 08:47
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[Washington] Roll your own cigarette store find loophole to open back up
President Obama signed a part of the Highway Transportation Bill . . . So Alexander and other owners across the country found a loophole with the help of lawyers, changing the store fronts from retail locations to Private Member Only Clubs.
Sep 14, 2012
KNDO-TV (Yakima, WA)
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Sep 14, 2012 07:40
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[Florida] Engle v. Liggett: Has Big Tobacco Finally Met Its Match?
What the Future Holds With no further avenues of appeal left open in Martin, Gray, Campbell, and Hall, RJR, along with Philip Morris and Liggett in Campbell, have paid these and other judgments in the combined amount of $60,442,000.109 Over time, a
Nov 1, 2012
The Florida Bar Journal
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Mar 15, 2013 05:20
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[Florida] Appeals court overturns tobacco settlement due to Duval judge's 'critical misunderstanding'
ruled that a Duval County judge used flawed logic in 2011 when awarding a Jacksonville family nearly $15 million ... there has to be evidence that “addiction was the legal cause” of a disease, which the 1st District Court of Appeal said was not the case w
May 20, 2013
Florida Times-Union
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May 20, 2013 09:11
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[Florida] Fla. Supreme Court gets another tobacco question
A 1st District Court of Appeal panel on Wednesday split 2-1 in affirming a trial judge's refusal to allow punitive damages in an Alachua County case because fraud was not proven. A jury ordered R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to pay Lucille Soffer $2 million
Oct 25, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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Oct 25, 2012 06:01
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Florida appellate court reverses smoker verdict
A Florida appellate court has reversed a $510,000 judgment against a cigarette manufacturer because a judge disallowed key defense evidence in a sick smoker case.
Jun 14, 2012
First Coast News - WJXX25, WTLV12 (Jacksonville, FL)
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Jun 14, 2012 12:21
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[Florida] Fla. Court Overturns Tobacco Cos.' Win In Engle Suit ($$)
A Florida appeals court on Friday reversed part of a ruling in favor of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA Inc. in an Engle progeny case, finding that a smoker is not necessarily excluded from a class because he died outside of Florida.
Aug 31, 2012
Law360
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Sep 1, 2012 21:32