Legal Opinion
Waggoner v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided December 20, 2011No. Case No. 3:09-cv-10367-J-37JBTPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
TIMOTHY J. CORRIGAN, District Judge.
The Engle tobacco odyssey began in 1994, when a Florida trial court certified a nationwide smokers’ class action lawsuit against the major domestic cigarette companies and two tobacco industry organizations for injuries allegedly caused by smoking. Nearly five years ago, the Florida Supreme Court decertified the class and instructed that certain jury findings relating to the tobacco defendants’ products and conduct would “have res judicata effect” in individual damages actions brought by former Engle class members. Since that time, the question of how…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- BMW of North America, Inc. v. GoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. DouglasSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
- Walker Ex Rel. Estate of Walker v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
- In re Engle CasesDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2017
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. DouglasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
- Earl E. Graham v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
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