Legal Opinion
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Grossman
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 4, 2017No. 4D13-3949PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDamoorgian, J.
In this Engle1 progeny case, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (“RJR”) appeals the final judgment entered in favor of Jan Grossman as Representative of the estate of his deceased wife, Laura Grossman (“Plaintiff’). RJR argues that the court erred by: 1) denying its motion for a mistrial based on an alleged error during jury selection; 2) denying its motion for a new trial based on comments made by Plaintiffs counsel during closing arguments; 3) refusing to reduce the jury’s compensatory damages award based on the Decedent’s comparative fault; 4) denying its motion to remit the jury’s compensatory…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Murphy v. International Robotic Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2000
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. MartinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. DouglasSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Joan Schoeff, as Personal Representative of the Estate of James Edward SchoeffDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. BoatrightDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. DuignanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
- PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., and R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. v. ROSE POLLARI, etcDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
- Philip Morris USA Inc. v. BarboseDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
- R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY and PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. v. MYRON KAPLAN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Sheila KaplanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2021
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