Legal Opinion
Pauline Burkhart v. R.J.Reynolds Tobacco Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 7, 2018No. 14-14708PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
*1072 This appeal, brought by three tobacco companies ("Appellants"), challenges on multiple grounds the judgment entered against them and in favor of Pauline Burkhart for compensatory and punitive damages. The judgment was awarded after a bifurcated, ten-day trial in which the jury found in Burkhart's favor on her claims of negligence, strict liability, fraudulent concealment, and civil conspiracy. This case, which is one of thousands of Engle progeny lawsuits initiated by smokers in the state of Florida against this country's major tobacco companies, has remained pending…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2006
- United States v. Raul Trujillo, Francisco Nelson FuentesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. MartinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
- Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. DouglasSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
- United States v. Fabio Alonso, Pedro Izaguirre, Robert Derringer, Julio OjedaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Cheryl Searcy v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
- Mary Sowers v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
- Arturo Rubinstein v. Yoram YehubaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2022
- Bernard Cote v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
- R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. BERTIE THOMAS, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Marvin ThomasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
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