Legal Opinion
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Hiott
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 3, 2014No. Nos. 1D12-5956, 1D12-6008PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
Appellant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (Reynolds) appeals a Final Judgment awarding damages to Appellee Carolyn Hiott, Personal Representative of the Estate of Kenneth Hiott (Hiott). Reynolds asserts three grounds of reversible error: 1) the trial court erred in admitting evidence that Reynolds successfully challenged new proposed tobacco warnings in federal court; 2) the trial court erred in denying Reynolds’ requested jury instruction on the statute of repose; and 3) Reynolds’ due-process rights were violated by the application of factual findings of its misconduct which resulted from…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. DouglasSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Cheryl Searcy v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
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- James Smith, Sr. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
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