Legal Opinion
Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided August 28, 2008No. 8:07-cv-00761PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HARVEY E. SCHLESINGER, District Judge.
This matter arises out of a class action involving approximately 700,000 citizens and residents of Florida who suffered or are presently suffering from various illnesses they claim were caused by addiction to cigarettes. After fourteen years of litigation and several appeals, the Florida Supreme Court in Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc., 945 So.2d 1246 (Fla.2006) (“Engle III”), decertified the class, nevertheless pronouncing that certain generalized trial court findings must be given “res judicata” effect. Id. at 1269. After class decertifi-cation,…
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