Legal Opinion
Theresa Graham v. R.J Reynolds Tobacco Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 18, 2017No. 13-14590PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the questions whether due process forbids giving a jury’s findings of negligence and strict liability in a class action against cigarette manufacturers preclusive effect in a later individual suit by a class member and, if not, whether federal law preempts the jury’s findings. Florida smokers and their survivors filed a class action against several tobacco companies, and after a yearlong trial designed to answer common questions concerning the companies’ tortious conduct against all members of the class, a jury found that each company had…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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