Florida Appeals Panel Affirms Summary Judgment In Tobacco Lawsuit

Mealey's (June 23, 2017, 2:32 PM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appellate panel on June 21 affirmed a trial court’s decision to grant summary judgment to a tobacco company in a wrongful death suit because a man who died from smoking-related diseases was not an Engle class member and, therefore, the woman representing his estate cannot be considered an Engle class member and she filed the suit after the statute of limitations for a wrongful death claim had expired (Donna Fanali v. R.J. Reynolds, No. 4D16-67, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 8987)....

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