Legal Opinion
Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Putney
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 31, 2016No. Nos. 4D10-3606, 4D10-5244PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConner, J.
On Remand from the Florida Supreme Court
The portion of our previous decision rendered June 12, 2013, with regards to the defense of the statute of repose, having been quashed by the Florida Supreme Court by an order entered March 15, 2016, we withdraw our previous opinion and substitute the following in its place.
This is an Engle1 progeny case. Philip Morris USA, Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, together with Liggett Group LLC (collectively, “the Tobacco Companies”), appeal the trial court’s entry of an amended final judgment in favor of Sharon Putney, as personal representative of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. MartinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. DouglasSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
- DesLauries v. SheaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Bravo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Gwendolyn E. Odom, etc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 2018
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. GrossmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. OdomDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
- Greene v. Philip Morris USA Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2023
- R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. JACQUELINE P. BURGESS as Personal Representative of the Estate of JOHNNY BURGESSDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2020