(December 12, 2017, 9:09 AM EST) -- WASHNGTON, D.C. — Following a ruling from the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. on Nov. 28 filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to review an Engle progeny suit because the Second Circuit created a split among the circuit courts over how the courts treat evidence produced by plaintiffs to prove causation (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Barbara Izzarelli, No. 17-802, U.S. Sup.)....