Legal Opinion
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Webb
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 9, 2012No. 1D10-6557PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBenton, C.J.
As personal representative of the estate of her father, James Cayce Horner — a long-time smoker of cigarettes manufactured by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) who died of lung cancer — Diane Webb filed a wrongful-death action against RJR alleging membership in the class described in Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc., 945 So.2d 1246 (Fla.2006), strict liability, fraud by concealment, conspiracy to com*333mit fraud by concealment, and negligence. After the trial court entered judgment in her favor and against RJR for $79,200,000 ($7.2 million in compensatory damages and $72 million in punitive…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- Blannie S. Wilson, Administratrix of the Estate of Henry J. Wilson, Deceased v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. CoxDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Elaine Hess, etc. v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2015
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. HiottDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
- Donald Kipnis v. Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2016
- Gwendolyn E. Odom, etc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 2018
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. HallgrenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
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