R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Mooney

This appeal comes to us upon the trial court’s denial of a motion to transfer venue filed jointly by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Philip Morris USA Inc., and Lorillard Tobacco Company (collectively, “the defendants”). Because this case has absolutely no connection to Miami-Dade County, the trial court abused its discretion in denying the motion. Accordingly, I would reverse the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to transfer venue to Duvall County, and I respectfully issue this dissent.

BACKGROUND

This is an Engle-progeny4 case in which the plaintiff — appellee, Lesia Mooney…