Legal Opinion
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Mooney
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 2, 2014No. 3D13-1176PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLS, Judge.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Philip Morris USA Inc., and Lorillard Tobacco Company (collectively, “the defendants”), *43appeal a trial court’s denial of their motion to transfer venue. Because we find no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s ruling, we affirm.
Engle1 plaintiff-appellee, Lesia Mooney (“Mooney”), seeks monetary damages for the wrongful death of her mother, Barbara Meacham (“the decedent”),' allegedly caused by smoking-related injuries resulting from the use of the defendants’ products. Mooney initially filed her wrongful death action against the defendants, as…
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