Legal Opinion

Patricia Young v. Norva L. Achenbauch

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 27, 2014No. SC12-988PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPolston, C.J.

Petitioners, Patricia Young, Alani Blis-sard, and the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI), argue that the Third District Court of Appeal in Broin v. Phillip Morris Cos., Inc., 84 So.3d 1107 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012), erred in quashing the trial court’s order disqualifying several attorneys, including Steven Hunter and Philip Gerson, from representing a group of flight attendants in a suit against FAMRI. Specifically, the petitioners claim that the Third District failed to apply the Florida Rules of Professional Conduct in determining whether the trial court abused its discretion by…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. KAWSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  2. Broin v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  3. Visual Scene v. PILKINGTON BROS., Plc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  4. Ramos v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  5. Philip Morris Inc. v. FrenchDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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