Perrotto v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Petitioner seeks a writ of prohibition to review the denial of her motion to disqualify the trial judge. This is an Engle-progeny1 case with the basis for the motion to disqualify arising after the trial and verdict. We grant the petition. Petitioner has demonstrated that she has an objectively reasonable basis to fear that she will not receive fair review of the pending post-trial motions.

In 4D13-4058, we denied petitioner’s pretrial petition wherein she challenged the judge’s first order denying a motion to disqualify in this case. The initial motion was based on alleged hostility between…