R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Pamela Ciccone, etc.

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC13-2415 ____________ R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Petitioner, vs. PAMELA CICCONE, etc., Respondent. [March 24, 2016] PARIENTE, J. The certified conflict issue in this case requires us to define the term “manifestation” as it applies to the plaintiff’s tobacco-related disease or medical condition for purposes of establishing membership in the Engle class based on our decision in Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.,

945 So. 2d 1246

(Fla. 2006).1 The resolution of this narrow issue ultimately turns on our interpretation of this Court’s prior decision in…