Legal Opinion
Chacon v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 12, 2018No. 3D16-2330PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSuarez, J.
Elsa Chacon ("Chacon"), as the Personal Representative of the Estate of her husband Robiel Chacon, brought a wrongful death action against Philip Morris.1 Chacon brings this appeal from an adverse final judgment in favor of Philip Morris. This appeal presents a legal issue of first impression for the Engle line of tobacco cases, which issue is the proper interpretation of the phrase "[a]ll Florida citizens and residents" as used in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Engle, 672 So.2d 39, 40 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996) (hereinafter " Engle I"), to initially define the members of the Engle class.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. EngleDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. BrownDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
- Bosem v. Musa Holdings, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2010
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Pamela Ciccone, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2016
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Philip Morris USA Inc. v. The Estate of Roberta Eisen, etc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2024
- R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. LESLIE SCHLEFSTEIN, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF DAWN SCHLEFSTEINDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019