Legal Opinion
Broin v. Phillip Morris Companies, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 21, 2012No. Nos. 3D11-2129, 3D11-2141PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRamirez, J.
Norma R. Broin, et al. (flight attendants) petition for certiorari review of an order disqualifying their attorneys in this case. We quash the trial court order because it departs from the essential requirements of law.
This appeal arises from a 1991 class action brought by numerous flight attendants against several tobacco companies. See Ramos v. Philip Morris Cos., 748 So.2d 24 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999); Broin v. Philip Morris Cos., 641 So.2d 888 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). The class was defined as “[a]ll non-smoking flight attendants who are or have been employed by airlines based in the United States and…
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