Legal Opinion
Roughton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 31, 2013No. 1D12-2848PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBenton, J.
Both as personal representative of the estate of Daniel Dean Roughton and on her own behalf, Lucy Roughton, Daniel’s widow, asks us to overturn summary final judgment entered against her on grounds the statute of limitations bars wrongful death claims against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Lorillard Tobacco Company, Philip Morris USA, Inc., Liggett Group LLC, and Vector Group Ltd., Inc. (Tobacco Defendants) on account of Mr. Roughton’s death on May 2, 1997. We reject the contention that the Florida Supreme Court, in deciding Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc., 945 So.2d 1246 (Fla.2006), nullified the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Valentino v. Carter-Wallace, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Lynne A. Carnegie, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Household International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Julie Olden, Richard Hunter, Wilbur Bleau, and All Others Similarly Situated v. Lafarge Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Liggett Group, Inc. v. EngleDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Emma Gayle Weaver, etc. v. Stephen C. Myers, M.D.Supreme Court of Florida · 2017
- Gaff v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
- Uffner v. Philip Morris USA Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2014
- Walden v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
- Yon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
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