Legal Opinion
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Andy R. Allen Sr., as Personal Rep. etc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 18, 2017No. CASE NO. 1D15-4197PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
BILBREY, J.
We grant rehearing on the court’s own motion, withdraw our previous opinion issued February 24, 2017,. and substitute this opinion in its place. In this Engle-progeny case,1 Appellants raise four issues in their challenge to the final judgment which awarded Appellee $3,094,000 in compensatory damages, jointly and severally, and awarded Appellee $7,755,415 in punitive damages against each Appellant. Finding no error we affirm.
Allegations of Juror Misconduct
Appellants first contend that the trial court erred in not dismissing a juror during trial or for…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Alamo Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. MancusiSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
- De La Rosa v. ZequeiraSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- D'ANGELO v. FitzmauriceSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. DouglasSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
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3Cited by6 opinions
- PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. and R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. STANLEY MARTIN, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLE MARTINDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
- R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. ALAN KONZELMAN, etc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. SheffieldDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
- Mary E. Sheffield, etc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 2021
- PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. and R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. STANLEY MARTIN, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLE MARTINDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
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