Legal Opinion
James Smith, Sr. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 25, 2018No. 13-14316PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JULIE CARNES:
This is an Engle progeny case 1 brought by plaintiff James Smith, Sr. against defendant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (“Defendant”) to recover damages based on the death of his wife, Wanette Smith, from tobacco-related diseases caused by Mrs. Smith’s decades-long history of smoking Defendant’s cigarettes. We face only one issue: 2 whether the district court should have reduced the jury’s compensatory damages award based on the degree of fault the jury attributed to Mrs.' Smith.
I. Issues in This Appeal
In his wrongful death action, Smith asserted both intentio'nal tort claims…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Wood v. MilyardSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Richard C. Glass, of the Estate of Execr Maxwell C. Hostetter, Jr., Margaret Hostetter v. United of Omaha Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. DouglasSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Cheryl Searcy v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
- Melissa Stone v. Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
- Mary Sowers v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
- ECB USA, Inc. v. Chubb Insurance Company of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2024
- Andersen v. LindenbaumSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
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