R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Larkin Jr.

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco. Company (“RJR”) appeals a jury verdict and final judgment in favor of the husband and daughter of the late Carole Larkin regarding their claims for fraudulent concealment and conspiracy to fraudulently conceal, and the denial of RJR’s motion for new; trial on those claims. Mr. Larkin and his daughter cross-appeal the trial court order granting in part RJR’s post-trial motion for new trial. The trial court’s order, limited to the claim of product liability for a defective product and any damages regarding that claim, was based on the court’s use of the product liability…