Legal Opinion
Hall v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 19, 2013No. 3D13-56PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.
Hall and his wife, plaintiffs in an Engle1 action claiming damages resulting from his allegedly addictive cigarette smoking, appeal from an order transferring the case under section 47.122, Florida Statutes (2013)2 from the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court to the Orange County Circuit Court. We affirm.
On the one hand, the Halls are now and have been residents of Orange County throughout his history of smoking and the treatment for its results; on the other, Miami-Dade has no relevant3 connection whatever to the case: it is neither the location of the underlying facts and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Leinberger v. WebsterDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1975
- Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. v. MooreDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
- Della-Donna v. Gore Newspaper Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Florida Patient's Compensation Fund v. FLA. PHYSICIANS'INSURANCEDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Muro v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. MooneyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. MooneyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014