Legal Opinion
Skyrme v. RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 18, 2011No. 2D11-1986PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, Judge.
Charleen Skyrme seeks certiorari review of an order denying her motion to amend her and her deceased husband’s personal injury complaint to state an action for wrongful death and her motion to substitute herself, as personal representative of her husband’s estate, as the plaintiff. We dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction.
In December 2007, Bobby Skyrme and Charleen Skyrme filed a personal injury action against the tobacco defendants. This was timely filed under Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc., 945 So.2d 1246, 1254 (Fla.2006), which allowed “class members [to file]…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Parkway Bank v. FORT MYERS ARMATURE WORKDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Martin v. United Security Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1975
- Celotex Corp. v. MeehanSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- Hawaiian Inn v. Snead Const. Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Starling v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2011
- Harris v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2019
- Smith v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012