Legal Opinion
Walker Ex Rel. Estate of Walker v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 31, 2013No. 13-13500PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
We sua sponte vacate and reconsider our original opinion in this matter. We substitute the following opinion for our original opinion.
This appeal by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of money judgments in favor of the survivors of two smokers requires us to decide whether a decision of the Supreme Court of Florida in an earlier class action is entitled to full faith and credit in federal court. Florida smokers and their survivors filed in state court a class action against the major tobacco companies that manufacture cigarettes in the United States. In the first phase of the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Taylor v. SturgellSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Thelma Aycock v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Theresa Graham v. R.J Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
- James Smith, Sr. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
- Earl E. Graham v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
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